The ICJ and the Evolution of International Law

The Enduring Impact of the Corfu Channel Case
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-60597-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 763 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in International Law

In 1949 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its first judgment in the Corfu Channel Case. In diffusing an early Cold War dispute, the Court articulated a set of legal principles which continue to shape our appreciation of the international legal order. Many of the issues dealt with by the Court in 1949 remain central questions of international law, including due diligence, forcible intervention and self-help, maritime operations, navigation in international straits and the concept of elementary considerations of humanity. The Court’s decision has been cited on numerous occasions in subsequent international litigation. Indeed, the relevance of this judgment goes far beyond the subject matter dealt with by the Court in 1949, extending to pressing problems such as trans-boundary pollution, terrorism and piracy. In short, it was and remains a thoroughly modern decision — a landmark for international law; and one which today still warrants examination sixty years later.

Taking a critical approach, this book examines the decision’s influence on international law generally and on some fields of international law like the law of the sea and the law of international responsibility specifically. The book collects the commentary of a distinguished set of international law scholars, including five well-known international judges. The contributors consider not only the history of the Corfu Channel Judgment and its contribution to the development of international law, but also its resonance in many contemporary issues in the field of international law.

This book will be of particular interest to academics and students of International Law, International Relations and Legal History

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bannelier, Karine

Christakis, Théodore

Heathcote, Sarah

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Views from the Bench: the Legacy of the Corfu Channel Case 1. Insights from Mohamed Bennouna, Mohammed Bedjaoui, Gilbert Guillaume, J-P Cot Part 2: Introduction to a ‘Prophetic’ Decision 2. History of the Case, Aris Costantinides 3. The International Court of Justice and the Security Council: Disentangling Themis from Ares, Giovanni Distefano and Etienne Henry Part 3: Procedural and Evidential Issues before the World Court 4. The Basis of the Court’s Jurisdiction – forum prorogatum?, Henry Burmester 5. The ICJ and Standards of Proof, Katherine Del Mar 6. Aspects of Evidence, Kenneth Keith Part 4: Law of the Sea 7. International Straits: Still a Matter of Contention?, Stuart Kaye 8. What Constitutes Innocent Passage?, JP Fonteyne 9. Peacetime Maritime Operations, Don Rothwell 10. Dangerous Waters and International Law, Rob McLaughlin Part 5: Fundamental Rules of International Law 11. Intervention and Self-help, Theodore Christakis 12. A ‘Policy of Force’ Christine Gray 13. The Court’s Decision as a Precursor to International Environmental Law?, Karine Bannelier 14. The Court’s Decision (or Lack of it?) on the Sources of International Law, Akiho Shibata 15. Elementary considerations of humanity, Matthew Zagor 16. The Interaction between Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law — the Contribution of the International Court of Justice, Djamchid Momtaz and Amin Ghanbari Part 6: State Responsibility and Fault 17. State Omissions and Due Diligence, Sarah Heathcote 18. ‘Connivance’, Complicity and Knowledge, O. Corten and P. Klein 19. Reparation and Compliance, Pierre d’Argent 20. Conclusions, Hilary Charlesworth

Über Autor(innen)

Karine Bannelier, PhD in International Law from the University of Paris-Sorbonne, is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Grenoble and Director of the Master of International Security and Defense Studies.

Theodore Christakis is Professor of International Law and Director of the Centre for International Security and European Studies of the University of Grenoble.

Sarah Heathcote is Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University College of Law.