International law: courts and procedures

A Conflict of Laws Companion brings together a group of expert authors to write essays in honour of Professor Adrian Briggs QC.

The performance of international courts has traditionally been judged against criteria of compliance and effectiveness.

The performance of international courts has traditionally been judged against criteria of compliance and effectiveness.

This book provides the first in-depth and empirically grounded analysis of the foundations and evolution of the four Latin American and Caribbean regional economic courts: the Central American Court of Justice (CACJ), the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Andean Tribunal of Justice (ATJ), and the Mercosur Permanent Review Court (MPRC).

This book provides the first in-depth and empirically grounded analysis of the foundations and evolution of the four Latin American and Caribbean regional economic courts: the Central American Court of Justice (CACJ), the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Andean Tribunal of Justice (ATJ), and the Mercosur Permanent Review Court (MPRC).

Written by an incumbent Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, this volume in the Elements of International Law series shows why a stable legal regime governing the uses and management of the oceans is such an important feature of international relations.

Written by an incumbent Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, this volume in the Elements of International Law series shows why a stable legal regime governing the uses and management of the oceans is such an important feature of international relations.

Judge Mettraux's four-volume compendium, International Crimes: Law and Practice, will provide the most detailed and authoritative account to-date of the law of international crimes.

Judge Mettraux's four-volume compendium, International Crimes: Law and Practice, will provide the most detailed and authoritative account to-date of the law of international crimes.

This is a book about international criminal justice written by one of its foremost practitioners and academic thinkers, Judge Theodor Meron.

During the 1980s, thousands of Chadian citizens were detained, tortured, and raped by then-President Hissene Habre's security forces.

During the 1980s, thousands of Chadian citizens were detained, tortured, and raped by then-President Hissene Habre's security forces.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is one the pioneering experiments in international criminal justice.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is one the pioneering experiments in international criminal justice.

There is a considerable mismatch between theories on the influence of the EU outside its borders and concrete knowledge on whether and to what extent the suggested impact is of any practical relevance.

There is a considerable mismatch between theories on the influence of the EU outside its borders and concrete knowledge on whether and to what extent the suggested impact is of any practical relevance.

The European Court of Human Rights, by Angelika Nussberger is the first title in a new series, The Elements of International Law.

The European Court of Human Rights, by Angelika Nussberger is the first title in a new series, The Elements of International Law.

As communities struggle to make sense of mass atrocities, expectations have increasingly been placed on international criminal courts to render authoritative historical accounts of episodes of mass violence.

The prohibition of torture - the right to physical and mental integrity - is guaranteed in the strongest terms under international law.

For the first time, a monograph thoroughly analyses the controversial and sensitive topic of secretaries to arbitral tribunals.

For the first time, a monograph thoroughly analyses the controversial and sensitive topic of secretaries to arbitral tribunals.

The language of international criminal law has considerable traction in global politics, and much of its legitimacy is embedded in apparently 'axiomatic' historical truths.

The language of international criminal law has considerable traction in global politics, and much of its legitimacy is embedded in apparently 'axiomatic' historical truths.

Principles of International Criminal Law is one of the most influential textbooks in the field of international criminal justice.

Principles of International Criminal Law is one of the most influential textbooks in the field of international criminal justice.

The IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (the 'Rules') are used in the majority of international arbitration cases, regardless of the administering institution or the legal background of the parties.

The IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (the 'Rules') are used in the majority of international arbitration cases, regardless of the administering institution or the legal background of the parties.

In this book Bosko Tripkovic develops a theory of value-based arguments in constitutional adjudication.

In this book Bosko Tripkovic develops a theory of value-based arguments in constitutional adjudication.

Africa has been at the forefront of contemporary global efforts towards ensuring greater accountability for international crimes.

Global regulatory standards are emerging from the environmental and health jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice, the World Trade Organization, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and investor-state dispute settlement.

Global regulatory standards are emerging from the environmental and health jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice, the World Trade Organization, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and investor-state dispute settlement.

In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the number of investors seeking compensation from states perceived to have expropriated their projects.

In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the number of investors seeking compensation from states perceived to have expropriated their projects.

Depression is amorphous.

Depression is amorphous.

The notion of conflict rests at the heart of the judicial function.

The notion of conflict rests at the heart of the judicial function.

An innovative, interdisciplinary and far-reaching examination of the actual reality of international courts, International Court Authority challenges fundamental preconceptions about when, why, and how international courts become important and authoritative actors in national, regional, and international politics.

An innovative, interdisciplinary and far-reaching examination of the actual reality of international courts, International Court Authority challenges fundamental preconceptions about when, why, and how international courts become important and authoritative actors in national, regional, and international politics.

The period of an international tribunal's temporal jurisdiction is the span of time during which an act must have occurred before the tribunal may consider if the act breached an obligation.

The period of an international tribunal's temporal jurisdiction is the span of time during which an act must have occurred before the tribunal may consider if the act breached an obligation.

This book expounds the theory of international arbitration law.

This book expounds the theory of international arbitration law.

Over the past twenty years, the volume of international litigation and arbitration has increased exponentially.

Over the past twenty years, the volume of international litigation and arbitration has increased exponentially.

This is a much-needed reference work providing practitioners and academics with a detailed commentary on and thorough analysis of German arbitration law and practice.

This is a much-needed reference work providing practitioners and academics with a detailed commentary on and thorough analysis of German arbitration law and practice.

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