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Research Handbook on the International Court of Justice
This Research Handbook presents an in-depth examination of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its jurisprudence. Contributing authors dissect the global governance functions of the ICJ and its impact on national legal orders worldwide.
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This Research Handbook presents an in-depth examination of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Contributing authors dissect the global governance functions of the ICJ and its impact on national legal orders worldwide.
Incorporating a comprehensive analysis of the key functions of the ICJ, including the attainment of international peace and law-making, leading experts situate the jurisprudence of the Court in a broader theoretical framework. They identify its core judicial practices, ranging from the assessment of factual evidence to engagement with geopolitics, human rights law and migration law. Chapters delineate its interactions with international and supranational criminal courts and judicial bodies, such as the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Ultimately, this Research Handbook interrogates the centrality, power and authority of the ICJ and encourages further research in the field.
The Research Handbook on the International Court of Justice is an important resource for academics in public international law, international relations, political science and sociology. It will also benefit practitioners seeking to better understand the functions and jurisprudence of the ICJ as well as international dispute settlement more broadly.
Incorporating a comprehensive analysis of the key functions of the ICJ, including the attainment of international peace and law-making, leading experts situate the jurisprudence of the Court in a broader theoretical framework. They identify its core judicial practices, ranging from the assessment of factual evidence to engagement with geopolitics, human rights law and migration law. Chapters delineate its interactions with international and supranational criminal courts and judicial bodies, such as the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Ultimately, this Research Handbook interrogates the centrality, power and authority of the ICJ and encourages further research in the field.
The Research Handbook on the International Court of Justice is an important resource for academics in public international law, international relations, political science and sociology. It will also benefit practitioners seeking to better understand the functions and jurisprudence of the ICJ as well as international dispute settlement more broadly.
Critical Acclaim
‘At last a volume that explores the roles of the International Court of Justice in a broader context. Achilles Skordas and Lisa Mardikian have brought together a stellar cast of experts on the ICJ to illuminate its governance roles, judicial policies and place in the interaction with national and international courts. An achievement – not to be missed by anyone interested in the Court.’
– Nico Krisch, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
‘The Research Handbook on the International Court of Justice provides thought-provoking insights by leading academics and practitioners on how the International Court of Justice and its jurisprudence can be viewed in the contemporary world order. It deals with five topics: the Court’s functions; its judicial policies; its place in the system of international judicial adjudication; the reception of its jurisprudence by national legal orders; and finally, theoretical and sociological perspectives to the Court. Individual chapters offer critical reflections on the present state of affairs but also new ideas which contribute to the intellectual richness of the book. The Handbook thus provides new understandings of the place and role of the International Court of Justice in the contemporary world order and opens up space for further research. The editors should be congratulated for having produced such an excellent book.’
– Nicholas Tsagourias, University of Sheffield, UK
– Nico Krisch, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
‘The Research Handbook on the International Court of Justice provides thought-provoking insights by leading academics and practitioners on how the International Court of Justice and its jurisprudence can be viewed in the contemporary world order. It deals with five topics: the Court’s functions; its judicial policies; its place in the system of international judicial adjudication; the reception of its jurisprudence by national legal orders; and finally, theoretical and sociological perspectives to the Court. Individual chapters offer critical reflections on the present state of affairs but also new ideas which contribute to the intellectual richness of the book. The Handbook thus provides new understandings of the place and role of the International Court of Justice in the contemporary world order and opens up space for further research. The editors should be congratulated for having produced such an excellent book.’
– Nicholas Tsagourias, University of Sheffield, UK
