The Development of International Law by the International Court of Justice
Author(s): Christian J. Tams (Editor), James Sloan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: October 15, 2013
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 430 pages
ISBN-10: 0199653216
ISBN-13: 9780199653218
Book Description
This book traces the impact that the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has had on various areas of international law. A number of prominent international experts examine whether, and to what extent, international law has been shaped by the Court’s jurisprudence. The informal development of international law through the Court’s judgments contrasts with the development of international law through more deliberate means, such as treaty-making. Assessing key areas of international law over which the ICJ has exercised its jurisdiction, such as international environmental law, international human rights, the law of the sea, and the law of immunities, this book comprehensively details the impact of international jurisprudence on contemporary international law.
Continuing the work started by Sir Hersch Lauterpacht’s influential book
The Development of International Law by the Permanent Court of International Justice, this book provides key new insights into the role of the Court in wider international law. It makes required reading for anyone studying the ways in which international courts have in shaped the evolution of international law.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“The two editors and their collaborating authors, in conjunction with OUP, have succeeded in producing a book that is as up-to-date with the Court’s decisions so far as is ever possible … This collection is highly recommended reading, and not merely for those whose interest is concentrated on the ICJ; it will provide generalists also with a vivid tour d’horizon of current movements in international law from the viewpoint of The Hague.” -Hugh Thirlway, The British Yearbook of International Law
“The book edited by Christian J. Tams and James Sloan, The Development of International Law by the International Court of Justice, brings to light the judicial influence of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the development of international law.” -Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, American Journal of International Law
Book Description
This book assesses the impact that pronouncements by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have had on international law. It provides a comprehensive overview of the role of the ICJ in the contemporary law-making process.
About the Author
Christian J. Tams is Professor of International Law at the University of Glasgow’s School of Law, where he teaches international law at the undergraduate and graduate levels and directs the Law School’s LLM programme. Prior to this, he was assistant professor at the Walther Schucking Institute of International Law at the University of Kiel, Germany, to which he remains affiliated. He is a qualified German lawyer, and holds an LL.M. and Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He has frequently written on the law and practice of the International Court of Justice.
James Sloan is a member of faculty at the University of Glasgow, School of Law where he teaches courses in the United Nations, International Human Rights and International Criminal law at the Honours and Masters levels. Before joining the School of Law, he qualified as a lawyer in Ontario and New York and worked in Toronto for several years. Subsequently, he worked in a number of capacities at the international level. Among other positions held, he was Political Advisor and Acting Head of Mission for a UN peace operation in Papua New Guinea, Legal Advisor to the International Service for Human Rights in Geneva and a Legal Assistant at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
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