The International Court of Justice An Arbitral Tribunal or a Judicial Body? /

• Main Author: Forlati, Serena (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Law.; International law.; Mediation.; Dispute resolution (Law).; Conflict management.; Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations.; Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration.

The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, and epitomizes the very notion of international judicial institution. Yet, it decides inter-State disputes only with the parties’ consent. This makes it more similar to international arbitral tribunals than oth...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Introduction to Part I
• The ICJ’s Power to Adopt Rules of Court and Practice Directions
• The Composition of the Bench in Particular Cases
• The Representation of the Parties before the ICJ
• The Organisation of Contentious Proceedings
• The Adoption of Provisional Measures under Article 41 of the Statute
• Conclusions to Part I
• Introduction to Part II
• Judgments infra Petita
• Judgments ultra Petita
• Conclusions to Part II
• Introduction to Part III
• Intervention under Article 63 of the Statute
• Intervention under Article 62
• Conclusions to Part III
• Conclusions.