The International Court of Justice
By: Robert Kolb
Contributors: Perry, Alan (Lawyer), translator
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oxford; Portland, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1307
ISBN-13: 9781849462631
Subjects: Rules and practice; International Court of Justice
Work titles: Cour international de justice
Description: This title, by an academic authority on international law who also appears as an advocate before the Court, examines the Statute of the Court, its procedures, conventions and practices.
Notes: "Translated and lightly updated from the French original, R. Kolb, La cour international de justice (Paris, Pedone, 2013), by Alan Perry"--Half title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1275-1281) and index.

In English and French.
Table of contents: title: Initial observations on the peaceful resolution of international disputes --; title: Origins and environment of the International Court of Justice at The Hague --; title: The texts governing the court's activities --; title: Composition of the court --; title: Contentious procedure : inter-state disputes --; title: General principles applicable to contentious proceedings --; title: Procedural aspects of contentious cases --; title: Advisory opinion procedure : opinions given to certain organs of, or affiliated to, the United Nations --; title: General principles governing the court's contentious and advisory procedures --; title: The court's jurisdiction and its current trends -- -- Miscellaneous questions -- Conclusion:; title: The future of the International Court of Justice.