This volume examines the jurisdiction, both contentious and advisory, of the ICJ as a specific permanent international court or tribunal but also brings togethe
International courts and tribunals are key actors in international law, both because of their primary dispute resolution function and for their role in developi
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 t
The International Court of Justice, principal judicial organ of the United Nations, plays an important and unique role in the peaceful settlement of internation