Chapter
3 The London Committee and the statute of the International Court of Justice
The permanent court in exile
malkin's suggestion of an inter-allied committee
The overtures to the united states
The establishment and work of the london committee
The reaction to the report of the london committee
Before the Dumbarton Oaks discussions
The Dumbarton Oaks discussions
The United Nations Committee of Jurists
The influence of the report of the london committtee
PART II The sources and evidences of international law
4 The International Court of Justice and the sources of international law
The component elements of general custom
Relation between treaty and custom
General principles of law
Resolutions of international organizations
5 Municipal law reasoning in international law
The shunning of municipal law
The dangers of recourse to municipal law
Differences may require adaptation, not rejection
6 Estoppel and acquiescence
7 L'Equite dans la jurisprudence de la Cour Internationale de Justice
Le caractere normatif de l'equite
Equite et ex aequo et bono
Les raports entre equite et droit
L'equite a cote du droit: des rapports de juxtaposition
L'equite tenant lieu de droit: des rapports de substitution
L'equite dans le droit: des rapports d'integration
8 The International Court of Justice and the law of treaties
9 International 'soft law': a contemporary assessment
Soft law and common interests
PART III Substance of international law
10 The Court's role in relation to international organizations
The advisory role of the court
Possibilities for expansion of the court's rule
The further extension of the right to request Advisory Opinions
According this right to the Secretary-General
According the right to states
The greater use of the 'compulsive' or 'binding5 Advisory Opinion
The grant of locus standi to international organizations in contentious cases
The grant of powers of judicial review in relation to decisions of international organizations
11 Cases of the International Court of Justice relating to employment in international organizations
12 Jurisdiction and immunities
Jurisdictional issues not brought to the court
Disputes not referred to the Court
Disputes referred to the Court but which never reach determination on the merits
The court's assumption as to territorial and personal jurisdiction of states
Exercise of jurisdiction as an act of the state
Authority to exercise jurisdiction
Regulatory acts of state jurisdiction as violations of international law
Regulatory acts as a basis of title to territory
Timing of actionable effect
Limits to state jurisdiction
The duty of non-intervention
Limits within the territory of the territorial state
New developments in the jurisdictional field
13 Adjudication as a mode of acquisition of territory?
Adjudication on territorial title
Quasi-judicial adjudication
The International Court of Justice and constitutive effect
The demarcation of the boundary between iraq and kuwait
Resolution 687 as the legal basis of the demarcation
The Iraq—Kuwait Boundary Demarcation Commission
A limit to the power of the Security Council?
Adjudication as a mode of acquisition in modern international law
14 Equitable maritime boundary delimitation
The 1989 guinea-bissau v. senegal arbitral award case
The el salvador/honduras land, island and maritime frontier dispute case
The denmark v. norway maritime boundary in the area between greenland and jan mayen case
Verification/adjustment of a provisional line
15 Environmental protection and the International Court of Justice
Treatment of environmental issues in the jurisprudence of the court
Institutional developments in relation to environmental law
The ICJ or a special environmental body?
The creation by the ICJ of a Special Environmental Chamber
Recent and current cases before the court
16 The contribution of the International Court of Justice to air law
The aerial incident, 1955
The aerial incident, 1988
The appeal relating to the jurisdiction of the icao council, 1972
Military and paramilitary activities in and against nicaragua (merits), 1986
The lockerbie incident, 1992
17 The treatment of human rights and of aliens in the International Court of Justice
In the permanent court of international justice
In the international court of justice
Reservations to the Genocide Convention
International Status of South West Africa
Reparation for Injuries case
Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia
Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua
18 The International Court of Justice and the right of peoples to self-determination
19 The International Court of Justice and the peaceful settlement of disputes
20 The International Court of Justice and the use of force
The question of justiciability
The court and the substantive law on the use of force
PART IV Procedural aspects of the work of the International Court of Justice
21 Procedural law and the International Court of Justice
22 The President of the International Court of Justice
23 Nationality of claims: some relevant concepts
24 The plea of domestic jurisdiction before the International Court of Justice: substance or procedure?
The permanent court's precedents
25 'Partial' judgments and the inherent jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice
26 Intervention before the International Court of Justice
Discretionary intervention
The provisions of the Statute and the Rules of the Court
The practice of the Court
27 The use of Chambers of the International Court of Justice
The arguments of the system's proponents
The arguments of the system's antagonists
A voice in the composition of ad hoc Chambers
Intervention before Chambers
Regionalization of Chambers
The environmental chamber
28 The use of experts by the International Court of Justice
Use of experts by the court in more recent cases
Case concerning the Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Mali)
Non-use of experts by the court
Rejection of a party's equest
Decision proprio motu that expert opinion or inquiry not necessary
Aspect not reached on which expert inquiry possible
A proposal for assessors and experts
Is the court's jurisdiction a prerequisite of the indication of provisional measures?
The purpose of provisional measures
Preservation of rights exposed to imminent breach which is irreparable
Prevention of aggravation and extension of disputes
Requests for interim judgments
The effects of provisional measures
30 Remedies in the International Court of Justice
The remedial competence of the court
The declaratory judgment as a first stage in proceedings
A declaration of some form of legal entitlement
A declaration that certain conduct is contrary to international law
A declaration that specific acts of implementation of a decision are required
The declaration as a form of satisfaction
The declaration of the applicable principles and rulesof international law
Causes of action: multiple complaints
31 A comment on the current health of Advisory Opinions
PART V The International Court of Justice and the United Nations
32 The General Assembly, the International Court and selfdetermination
Southwest africa cases (second phase): decolonizing the court?
Decolonization and self-determination: continuity or dichotomy?
Decolonization and uti posssidetis: a problem of consistency?
The Court's decision in the East Timor case
33 The International Court of Justice and the Security Council
Negotiations sponsored by the security council and adjudication
Co-ordination: recommendations under article 36, paragraph 3 of the charter
Restriction of parallelism: the lockerbie cases
Exclusive competence of the security council?
Judicial review of council decisions?