Title: Assessing the effectiveness of international courts /
Authors: Shany, Yuval
Year: 2014
Subjects: International courts; Jurisdiction (International law)
Abstract: During the last 20 years the world has experienced a sharp rise in the number of international courts and tribunals, and a correlative expansion of their jurisdictions. This book draws on social sciences to provide a clear, goal-orientated assessment of their effectiveness, and a critical evaluation of the quality of their performance.
Contents: Introduction -- Part I. The goal-based approach. 1. A goal-based approach to effectiveness analysis -- 2. The goals of international courts -- 3. Measuring goal attainment -- Part II. Application of the goal-based approach to judicial functions and features. 4. Jurisdictional powers and issues of admissibility -- 5. Judicial independence and impartiality -- 6. Judgment-compliance -- 7. Legitimacy -- Part III. Application of the goal-based approach to specific courts. 8. The International Court of Justice / with Rotem Giladi -- 9. The WTO dispute settlement system / with Sivan Shlomo-Agon -- 10. The International Criminal Court / with Sigall Horovitz, Gilad Noam -- 11. The European Court of Human Rights / with Henry Lovat -- 12. The Court of Justice of the European Union / with Thorbjörn Björnsson -- Conclusions.