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Preliminary Material
Preface
Excerpts from the Preface to the First Edition
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Authors
General Bibliography
Table of Cases I: International Court of Justice
Table of Cases II: Permanent Court of International Justice
Table of Cases III: Other Bodies
International Criminal Court
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
European Court of Human Rights
European Commission of Human Rights
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Central American Court of Justice
European Court of Justice/General Court
International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
WTO, Panels and Appellate Body
Arbitral Awards
United Nations Human Rights Committee
United Nations Committee against Torture
National Cases
Australia
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
Main Text
Part One Introduction
General Introduction
Preliminary Material
Select Bibliography
A Introduction
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B General Issues
I The Relation between the Present Court and the PCIJ
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II The Court and the Charter of the United Nations
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III Contentious Jurisdiction
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IV Advisory Jurisdiction
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V Admissibility
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VI The Size of the Court
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VII The Court’s Adversarial Process
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VIII The Reporting of Cases and the Accessibility of the Court’s Work
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IX Separate and Dissenting Opinions
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X Judges ad hoc
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XI Chambers of the Court
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C Activity of the Court
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I The First Decade: 1947–1956
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II The Second Decade: 1957–1966
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III The Third Decade: 1967–1976
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1 Contentious Cases
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2 Non-Appearance
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3 Advisory Opinions
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4 Summary of the Decade 1967–1976
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IV The Fourth Decade: 1977–1986
1 General Considerations
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2 The Further Non-Appearances
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3 Third-Party Intervention
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4 The Development of Chambers of the Court
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5 Africa’s Return to the Court
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6 The ‘Nicaragua’ Case and the Last (Partial) Non-Appearance
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7 Summary of the Decade 1977–1986
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V The Fifth Decade: 1987–1996
1 General Considerations
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2 Further Recourse to Chambers
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3 Law of the Sea Cases
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4 The Court and the Review of Arbitration Awards
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5 Challenges to the Jurisdiction of the Court
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6 Another African Boundary Dispute
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7 Advisory Opinions
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8 Summary of the Decade 1987–1996
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VI The Sixth Decade: 1997–2006
1 The Booming Activities of the Court
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2 The First Site Visit
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3 Objections to Jurisdiction and/or Admissibility Never Stop
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4 African Boundary Disputes
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5 Asian Territorial and Maritime Disputes
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6 Consular Assistance Cases
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7 Further Applications for Revision of the Court’s Judgments
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8 Two Use of Force Cases with Counter-Claims
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9 Immunities from Jurisdiction
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10 Advisory Opinions
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11 Summary of the Decade 1997–2006
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VII The Seventh Decade: 2007–2016
1 General Considerations
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2 Two Genocide Cases
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3 Maritime Delimitation Cases—Clarifying Maritime Delimitation Methodology
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4 Sovereignty and Boundary Disputes
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5 Human Rights Cases
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6 The San Juan River Cases
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7 Environment and Protection of Living Resources
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8 Declaratory Judgments
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9 Nuclear Disarmament Cases
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10 Jurisdictional Immunities of the State
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11 Advisory Opinions
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12 Summary of the Decade 2007–2016
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D Outlook
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Historical Introduction
Preliminary Material
PCIJ Materials
Select Bibliography
A The PCIJ Statute: Seeking the Future in the Past
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2
B The PCIJ and the PCA Compared: From Arbitration to Adjudication
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C Drafting of the PCIJ Statute in 1920
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7
I Nomination and Election of Judges
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II Contentious Jurisdiction
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III Advisory Jurisdiction
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IV The Judiciary
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V The PCIJ and the League
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D First Decade of the PCIJ, 1922–1930
I 1922–1924
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II 1925–1927
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III 1928–1930
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E Revising the PCIJ Statute, 1929–1936
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F Second Decade of the PCIJ, 1931–1940
I 1931–1933
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II 1934–1936
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III 1937–1940
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G From the PCIJ to the ICJ
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Part Two Relevant Provisions of the UN Charter
Article 2, para. 3 UN Charter
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
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2
3
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B Analysis
I The Elaboration of the Principle of Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in the Practice of the United Nations
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II The Substantive Content of the Obligation
1 Legally Binding Effect
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2 No Obligation to Opt for Judicial Settlement
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III The Scope of Application ratione personae
1 States
a) Members of the United Nations
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b) Non-Member States
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2 Other Entities
a) International Organizations
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b) Rebel Movements
21
IV The Scope of Application ratione materiae
1 International Disputes
a) Disputes
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b) International Disputes
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2 Peaceful Means
a) General
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b) Measures of Retortion
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c) Countermeasures
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d) Judicial Settlement
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3 Justice
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C Evaluation
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Article 7 UN Charter
Preliminary Material
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A The Function of Article 7, para. 1 UN Charter in Respect of the Court
1
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3
B Historical Development
I The Relationship between the PCIJ and the League of Nations
4
5
II Drafting History of the Relationship between the ICJ and the United Nations
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C The ICJ as an Organ of the United Nations
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I The Statute as an Integral Part of the Charter
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II Membership Links
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III Financial Links
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D Relations of the ICJ with Other Organs
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I The ICJ as ‘Principal Organ’
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1 The Absence of a Hierarchy between the ICJ and other Principal organs: The Principle of Equality
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2 The Interdependence of the ICJ and other Principal Organs: The Principle of Functional Cooperation
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3 The Contribution of the Court to the Development of the Institutional Law of the United Nations
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II The ICJ as ‘Judicial Organ’
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1 The Independence of the ICJ and its Inherent Judicial Limitations
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2 The Concept of Functional Parallelism
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3 The ICJ and the Question of Judicial Review
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III The ICJ as ‘Principal Judicial Organ’
1 The Distinction between ‘Principal’ and ‘Subsidiary’ Organs
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2 The ICJ as a Non-Exclusive Judicial Organ
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E The Relationship between the ICJ as an Organ of the United Nations and the ICJ as a World Court
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I The Non-Availability of the ICJ’s Contentious Jurisdiction to the United Nations and its Organs
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II The Relationship between the ICJ and other International Courts and Tribunals
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III The ICJ’s Participation in the Activities of the United Nations under its Contentious Jurisdiction
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F Evaluation
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Article 33 UN Charter
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
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2
3
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B Analysis
I Scope of Obligation ratione personae
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II Scope of Obligation ratione materiae
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III The Different Methods of Dispute Settlement
1 General Considerations
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2 Diplomatic–Political Procedures
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3 Binding Third-Party Settlement
a) Arbitration
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b) Judicial Settlement
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c) The Growth of International Courts and Tribunals
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IV The ICJ and the Political Bodies of the United Nations
1 The ICJ and the General Assembly
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2 The ICJ and the Security Council
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C Evaluation
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Article 36 UN Charter
Preliminary Material
UN Materials
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A Drafting History
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B Development of Security Council Practice
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C Conditions for Security Council Action under Article 36 UN Charter
I Principle of Conferred Powers and Relation with other Charter Provisions
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II Existence of a Dispute or a Situation of ‘like nature’
1 A ‘dispute’ of the Nature Referred to in Article 33 UN Charter
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2 A Situation of ‘like nature’
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III Decision-Making Process
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D Admissible Content of Security Council Recommendations
I The Basic Rule of Article 36, para. 1 UN Charter: Limited Security Council Discretion
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II The Discretion-Guiding Directive of Article 36, para. 2 UN Charter
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III The Discretion-Guiding Directive of Article 36, para. 3 UN Charter
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E Potential Addressees of Recommendations
I States and Non-State Entities
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II Other Organs of the United Nations and Regional Organizations
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F Legal and Political Effects of Recommendations
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Article 92 UN Charter
Preliminary Material
Select Bibliography
A Introduction
1
2
B Historical Development
I The PCIJ and the League of Nations
3
4
5
6
7
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10
11
II The Establishment of the ICJ
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C Status as Principal Organ
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I Relationship with other Organs
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II Significance of Being the Principal ‘Judicial’ Organ
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III Other Procedures and Institutions for Dispute Settlement
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D Relationship between UN Charter and ICJ Statute
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E Evaluation
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Article 93 UN Charter
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
2
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4
5
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7
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B Analysis
I Parties to the ICJ Statute under Article 93, para. 1 UN Charter
1 ‘All Members of the United Nations …’
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2 are ipso facto parties to the Statute …’
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II Parties to the Statute under Article 93, para. 2 UN Charter
1 ‘A state which is not a Member of the United Nations …’
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2 may become a party to the Statute …’
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3 on conditions to be determined in each case …’
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4 ‘… by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council’
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5 Legal Position of Parties to the ICJ Statute, not Member of the UN
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III States not Party to the ICJ Statute
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C Evaluation
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Article 94 UN Charter
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
2
3
B Historical Development
4
5
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C Analysis
8
I The Duty to Comply with an ICJ Decision (para. 1)
1 Introduction and Context
9
2 ‘the decision of the International Court of Justice’
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3 ‘Each Member of the United Nations’
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4 ‘in any case to which it is a party’
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5 ‘undertakes to comply’
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II Ensuring Compliance with Obligations Imposed by ICJ Judgments (para. 2)
1 Introduction
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2 Context
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3 Conditions for Security Council Involvement
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a) ‘If any party to a case fails to perform the obligations incumbent upon it under a judgment rendered by the Court’
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b) ‘the other party may have recourse to the Security Council’
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4 Action by the Security Council
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a) Action ‘if it deems necessary’
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b) ‘recommendations’ and ‘measures’ to Give Effect to an ICJ judgment
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c) ‘make recommendations or decide upon measures’: Voting Requirements
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D Evaluation
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Article 95 UN Charter
Preliminary Material
Select Bibliography
A Background
1
2
B Interpretation
3
4
5
6
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Article 96 UN Charter
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
2
3
B The Advisory Jurisdiction of the PCIJ under Article 14 of the Covenant
4
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C The Advisory Jurisdiction of the ICJ as Envisaged by the Drafters of the UN Charter
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D Evaluation
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Part Three Statute of the International Court of Justice
Article 1
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Historical Development
I Article 1 of the Statute of the PCIJ
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3
4
5
II The Drafting of Article 1 ICJ Statute
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C Analysis
I The Content of Article 1
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II Continuity and Discontinuity between the Two Courts
1 The Intention to Create a New Court
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2 Continuity between the PCIJ and the ICJ
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3 The Views of the ICJ on Its Relationship with the PCIJ
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D Evaluation
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Ch.I Organization of the Court
Article 2
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Historical Development
2
3
4
C Comparative and Current Tendencies
5
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D Analysis
I Independence and Impartiality
1 Independence
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2 Impartiality
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3 Challenges and Remedies
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II Integrity and Propriety
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III Legal Background and Competence
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E Evaluation
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Article 3
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development and Analysis
I The Number of Judges
1
2
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II No Two Judges of the Same (Effective) Nationality
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5
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III Reform Proposals
10
B Comparative and Current Tendencies
11
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C Evaluation
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Article 4
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
I Hague Peace Conferences
2
3
4
5
II PCIJ
6
1 Nomination
7
2 Election
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III ICJ
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1 Nomination
10
2 Election
11
IV Comparison
12
B Analysis
13
I Nomination
1 Nomination by National Groups in the PCA (Article 4, para. 1)
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2 Ad hoc National Groups (Article 4, para. 2)
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3 Non-Members of the United Nations (Article 4, para. 3)
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II Election
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III Reform Proposals
32
1 Nomination
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2 Election
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C Evaluation
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I Nomination
1 Direct Nomination by Governments
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2 Nomination by the ICJ
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3 Number of Nominations
39
II Election
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Article 5
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
I PCIJ
1
2
II ICJ
3
4
III Comparison
5
B Analysis
I Procedure (Article 5, para. 1)
1 Content of the Request
6
2 Time of the Request
7
3 Addressee
a) Request
8
b) Nominations
9
4 Time Limit for Nominations
10
a) First Nomination before the Deadline
11
b) First Nomination after the Deadline
12
II Substantive Requirement (Article 5, para. 1)
13
III Number of Nominations (Article 5, para. 2)
14
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IV Nomination of Nationals from other States (Article 5, para. 2)
16
C Evaluation
17
Article 6
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
B Analysis
I Practice
2
3
II Reform Proposals
4
5
C Evaluation
6
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Article 7
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
B Analysis
I Preparation of the List (Article 7, para. 1)
2
3
II Submission of the List (Article 7, para. 2)
4
III Exclusive Effect (Article 7, para. 1)
5
IV Withdrawal of Candidacies
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1 Withdrawal Before the Election
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2 Withdrawal During the Election
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Article 8
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
B Analysis
I Procedural Requirement
2
II Practice
1 Timing
3
2 Voting
4
5
6
3 Communication
7
III Reform Proposals
8
1 Timing
9
2 Voting
10
3 Communication
11
C Evaluation
12
Article 9
Preliminary Material
Materials
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A Historical Development
I The Second Hague Peace Conference
1 The Project of a ‘Court of Arbitral Justice’
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2
3
4
5
2 The International Prize Court
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II PCIJ
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III ICJ
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B Practice
I PCIJ
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II ICJ
19
1 Representation of the Permanent Members of the UN Security Council
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2 Representation of the Regions of the World
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C ‘main forms of civilization’ and ‘principal legal systems of the world’
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I ‘principal legal systems of the world’
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II ‘main forms of civilization of the world’
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D Other Possible Criteria
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E The Substance of the Obligation
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F Evaluation
I Article 9 as a Manifestation of Power Politics
48
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II The ‘Higher Meaning’ of Article 9
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Article 10
Preliminary Material
Materials and Select Bibliography
A Historical Development
I Paragraphs 1 and 3
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2
3
II Paragraph 2
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B The Requirement of an Absolute Majority of Votes
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C Election of ‘more than one national of the same state’
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D Matters of Procedure in Law and Practice
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E Evaluation
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Article 11
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
B Meaning of the Word ‘meeting’
2
3
C Practice
4
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Article 12
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
B The Substance of the Obligation
2
C The Idea and Reality of a Joint Conference and an Election by Members of the Court
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5
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D Matters of Procedure
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Article 13
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Historical Development
I Article 13 of the Statute of the PCIJ
2
3
4
5
II Article 13 of the ICJ Statute
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C Analysis
8
I Commencement of the Term of Office
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10
II Composition of the Court (Article 13, para. 3)
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III Resignation
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IV The Practice of Other Courts and Tribunals
19
D Evaluation
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Article 14
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Historical Development
2
3
C Analysis
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5
6
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D Evaluation
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Article 15
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Historical Development
2
3
C Analysis
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5
Article 16
Preliminary Material
PCIJ, League of Nations, and UN Materials
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A Historical Development
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2
3
4
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7
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B Practice
I PCIJ
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II ICJ
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C Evaluation
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Article 17
Preliminary Material
PCA, PCIJ, League of Nations, and UN Materials
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A Historical Development
I The Statute
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
II The Rules of Court
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B Practice
I The PCIJ
12
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II The ICJ
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C Evaluation
21
Article 18
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
I PCIJ
1
2
3
4
II Drafting of the ICJ Statute
5
B Application of Article 18
I Rules of Court
6
7
8
II Analysis and Interpretation
9
10
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12
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C Unresolved Questions
14
15
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D Evaluation
18
Article 19
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
I PCIJ
1
2
II Drafting of the ICJ Statute
3
4
5
B Application of Article 19
I Arrangements Made in 1946 and 1971
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II Analysis
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C Unresolved Questions
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D Evaluation
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Article 20
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
1
2
B Historical Development
3
4
5
C Analysis
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D Evaluation
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Article 21
Preliminary Material
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A Function of the Provision
1
B Article 21, para. 1
I Pre-1919 Practice
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II Proposals During 1919
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III The Advisory Committee of Jurists and the Adoption of the Statute 1920
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IV The Period of the PCIJ
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V The Period of the ICJ
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C Article 21, para. 2
I Pre-1919 Practice
39
II Proposals During 1919 and the Adoption of the Statute 1920
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III The Period of the PCIJ
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IV The Period of the ICJ
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Article 22
Preliminary Material
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A Function of the Provision
1
B Article 22, para. 1
I Pre-1919 Practice
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II Practice up to 1945
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III The Period of the ICJ
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C Article 22, para. 1, cl. 2
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D Article 22, para. 2
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Article 23
Preliminary Material
A Historical Development
I The PCIJ
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II The ICJ
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B Analysis
I Article 23, para. 1
1 The Permanence of the Court
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2 Judicial Vacations and Public Holidays
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a) Judicial Vacations
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b) Public Holidays
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II Article 23, para. 2
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III Article 23, para. 3
1 The Duty of Members of the Court to Hold Themselves Permanently at the Disposal of the Court
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2 The Obligation of Attendance at all Meetings of the Court
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3 Absence of Judges
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Article 24
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
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B Analysis
10
I Relationship between Article 17, para. 2, and Article 24
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II ‘Special Reasons’ for Non-Participation
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III The Meaning of ‘Participation’
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IV Standing to Raise Disqualification Issues
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V Disqualification of Judges of Chambers of the Court and Ad hoc Judges
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C Evaluation
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Article 25
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
2
3
B Analysis
I ‘The full Court shall sit’
1 General Meaning and Purpose
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2 Exceptions to the Full Court
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II Dispensation from Sitting
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III Quorum
1 General Issues
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2 Procedure in Case of Lack of Quorum
18
3 The Question of the Quorum in Relation to Chambers
19
C Evaluation
20
Article 26
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
I Relationship between the Court and the Chambers
2
3
II Agreement of the Parties as a Condition for a Case to be Heard and Determined by a Chamber
4
5
III Competence of the Chambers
1 Competence in Contentious Cases
a) The Merits of a Dispute
6
7
b) Incidental Proceedings
8
9
2 Competence to Render Advisory Opinions
10
IV Rules Governing the Activity of the Chambers
1 Overview
11
2 Common Rules Concerning the Formation and Composition
a) Election
12
b) Presidency
13
c) Judges ad hoc
14
15
d) Assessors
16
3 Common Rules Concerning the Procedure before Chambers
17
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B Chambers Dealing with Particular Categories of Cases
I Historical Development
1 PCIJ
20
2 ICJ
21
II Function and Competence
22
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24
III Formation and Composition
25
IV Procedure
26
V Evaluation
27
C Chambers Dealing with a Particular Case
I Historical Development
1 Drafting of Article 26, para. 2 of the ICJ Statute
28
2 Rules
29
3 Practice
30
II Function and Competence
31
32
III Formation and Composition
1 The Number of Judges
33
2 Selection of Judges
34
35
3 Problems Concerning the Composition in Case of Intervention by Third States
36
4 Dissolution of a Chamber
37
IV Procedure
38
V Evaluation
39
Article 27
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
B Function
2
3
4
C Interpretation and Revision of Judgments Delivered by Chambers
5
D Evaluation
6
Article 28
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
B Analysis
2
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4
Article 29
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
2
B Analysis
I Function of the Chamber of Summary Procedure
3
4
5
II Formation and Composition
6
III Procedure
7
C Evaluation
8
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Article 30
Preliminary Material
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A Paragraph 1: The Rule-Making Power of the Court
I Historical Development
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II Nature and Exercise of the Rule-Making Power of the Court
1 Conventional Basis of the Power
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2 Exercise of the Rule-Making Power
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III Modification of the Rules of Court
1 General Amendment
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2 Modification in Particular Cases
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IV Consistency of the Rules with the Statute
1 The Principle
23
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2 Examples of Questioned Rules
a) Article 17 of the 1978 Rules
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b) Article 35, para. 4 of the 1978 Rules
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c) Article 81, para. 1 (c) of the 1978 Rules
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B Paragraph 2: Assessors
39
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C Evaluation
42
Article 31
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
2
3
4
B Function of the Judge ad hoc
5
6
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8
C Procedural Issues
9
I Appointment of the Judge ad hoc
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II Eligibility of a Judge ad hoc
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D Parties in the Same Interest
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E Advisory Proceedings
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F Intervention
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G Chamber Proceedings
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H Evaluation
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Article 32
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B The Conditions of Service and Compensation of the Members of the Court
I Salaries of Members of the PCIJ
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II Salaries of the Members of the ICJ
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III Special Allowance of President and Vice-President
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IV Members Retained to Finish a Case
26
V Pensions of the Members of the Court
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VI Special Grants
1 Education Grant
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2 Relocation Grant
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C Compensation of the Judges ad hoc
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D The Salaries and Pensions of the Registrar and the Registry Staff
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E Travel and Subsistence Allowance
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F Exemption from All Taxation
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G Evaluation
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Article 33
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Historical Development
I The PCIJ Statute
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II The ICJ Statute
10
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C Analysis
I The Court’s Expenditures
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II Unforeseen Expenditures
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III The Court’s Income
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D Evaluation
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Relationship of the ICJ with Other International Courts and Tribunals
Preliminary Material
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A The Jurisdiction of the PCIJ in the Context of the Parties’ Preference for Other Methods for the Settlement of Disputes
1
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3
B The Relationship between Acceptance of the ICJ’s Jurisdiction and Agreements Providing for the Settlement of Disputes by Other International Courts and Tribunals
I Adoption of the ICJ Statute and Article 95 UN Charter
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II The Parties’ Choice of an Arbitral or Judicial Body Other than the ICJ
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III The Parties’ Agreement not to Resort to the ICJ over Certain Disputes
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IV Cases in which the ICJ’s Jurisdiction Overlaps with that of Other Courts and Tribunals
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C Issues of Judicial Propriety
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D The Review by the ICJ of Final Arbitral Awards
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E The Risk of Fragmentation of International Law because of the Proliferation of International Courts and Tribunals
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Ch.II Competence of the Court
Article 34
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction: Meaning and Scope of Article 34
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2
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B Historical Development
I Revision of Article 34 in 1945
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II Practice of the Court
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C Criticism Addressed to Article 34
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D Alternative Means Offered to International Organizations: Compulsory Advisory Opinions and Others
I Introduction
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II Compulsory Advisory Opinions
1 Legal Basis
28
2 Issues Raised
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3 Practice of the Court
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III Arbitration Tribunals and Non-Compulsory Advisory Opinions
1 Arbitration Tribunals
34
2 Ordinary Advisory Opinions
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IV Other Alternative Means: The Issue of ‘Amicus Curiae Briefs’
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E Evaluation
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Article 35
Preliminary Material
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A Function of Article 35
1
2
B Historical Development
I Hague Peace Conferences 1899/1907
3
II PCIJ
1 Drafting of the Statute and Later Amendments
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5
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2 Resolution of the Council of the League under Article 35, para. 2 Statute of the PCIJ
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8
3 Rules of Court of the PCIJ
9
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11
4 Practice of the PCIJ and Relevant State Practice
12
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III ICJ
1 Drafting of the Statute
17
2 Adoption of SC Res. 9 (1946)
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3 Rules of Court of the ICJ
21
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4 Practice of the ICJ and Relevant State Practice
a) With Regard to Article 35, para. 1
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b) With Regard to Article 35, para. 2
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C General Questions of Article 35
I Scope of Application of Article 35
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II Statehood of Entities Involved
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III Non-Derogability of the Conditions Contained in Article 35
42
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IV Relevant Point in Time for the Fulfilment of the Conditions of Article 35
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D Access to the Court under Article 35, para. 1
I ‘… open to the states parties to the present Statute’
46
II ‘… to the present Statute’
47
III Suspension of Rights Arising under Article 35, para. 1
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E Access to the Court under Article 35, para. 2
I General Questions
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II Scope of Application ratione personae of Article 35, para. 2
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III Conditions for Access to the Court under SC Res. 9 (1946)
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IV ‘… subject to the special provisions contained in treaties in force …’
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1 Temporal Application of the ‘special provisions in treaties in force’ Clause
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2 Relationship of Special Provisions Contained in Treaties in Force with SC Res. 9 (1946)
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V ‘… but in no case shall such conditions place the parties in a position of inequality before the Court’
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F Contribution to the Expenses of the Court Under Article 35, para. 3
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G Evaluation
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Article 36
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
I The PCIJ
2
3
4
II The Drafting of the Statute of the ICJ
5
6
B Main Features of the Jurisdictional Scheme under Article 36
I Jurisdiction
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II Disputes
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III Difference of Opinion
11
IV Legal Disputes
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V Political Disputes
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VI The ICJ and the Security Council
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VII Disputes Unsuitable for Judicial Settlement
18
VIII Consent
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IX Indispensable Third Party
1 The Principle
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2 Boundary Disputes
23
a) Maritime Boundaries
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b) Land Boundaries
25
X Jus cogens
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XI Reciprocity
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XII Issues to be Raised ex officio or proprio motu by the Court
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XIII Incidental Jurisdiction
33
C Detailed Analysis of Article 36
I Article 36, paras. 1 and 2—Common Characteristics
34
1 Interpretation of Compromissory Clauses and Optional Clause Declarations
35
2 Application of Domestic Law
36
3 Application of General Rules of International Responsibility
37
4 Multiplicity of Titles of Jurisdiction
38
II Article 36, para. 1
39
1 Special Agreement (Compromis)
a) Different Modalities of Seising the Court
40
b) Forum prorogatum
41
c) Advantages and Shortcomings of Special Agreement
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d) Necessity of Binding Commitment
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2 Charter of the United Nations
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3 Treaties and Conventions in Force
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a) General Treaties and Conventions Providing for Dispute Settlement by the ICJ
50
b) Specialized Multilateral Treaties and Conventions with Compromissory Clauses
aa) Optional Protocols to the Diplomatic and Consular Conventions
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bb) 1971 Montreal Convention
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cc) Genocide Convention
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c) Gaps in the Network of Compromissory Clauses
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d) Determination of Scope of Compromissory Clauses
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e) Challenges to the Validity of Treaties and Conventions
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f) Appropriate Wording of Compromissory Clauses
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g) Compromissory Clauses Referring to Substance of Dispute
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h) Reservations to Compromissory Clauses
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III Article 36, para. 2
1 The Optional Clause and Its Importance Today
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2 Declarations under the Optional Clause as Unilateral Acts
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3 Interpretation
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4 Withdrawal
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5 Irrelevance of Later Events
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6 Direct and Immediate Effect of Deposit of Declaration
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7 Mutuality ratione personae and Reciprocity
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8 List of Specific Subject-Matters
83
IV Exceptional Title of Jurisdiction outside Article 36, paras. 1 and 2?
84
V Article 36, para. 3
1 Sovereign Freedom to Make Reservations
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2 Classes of Reservations
a) Reciprocity
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b) Time Clauses
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aa) Fixed Term or Indefinite Period of Time
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bb) Denunciation
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cc) Protection against Retroactive Application
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c) Domestic Jurisdiction
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d) Connally Reservation
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e) Vandenberg Reservation
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f) Other Reservations
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3 Difference between the Regime of Reservations under the Optional Clause and the Regime of Reservations to Multilateral Treaties under the VCLT
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4 Disadvantages of Far-Reaching Declarations for Declarant State
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VI Article 36, para. 4
1 Duties of States
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2 Duties of the Secretary-General
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VII Article 36, para. 5
106
1 The Aerial Incident case between Israel and Bulgaria
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2 The Temple of Preah Vihear case between Cambodia and Thailand
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3 The Nicaragua case
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VIII Article 36, para. 6
1 The Principle of Kompetenz-Kompetenz
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2 The Applicable Regime under the Rules of Court
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a) Concept of ‘Application’
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b) Scope ratione personae of Right to Raise Preliminary Objections
117
c) Meaning of Ninety-Day Time Limit
118
d) Raising Preliminary Objections ahead of Receipt of Memorial?
119
e) Invocation of New Grounds of Jurisdiction by Applicant
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f) Jurisdiction and Admissibility
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aa) Distinction between the Two Classes of Preliminary Objections
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bb) Jurisdiction
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g) In particular: Admissibility
aa) Diplomatic Protection: Nationality Rule and Exhaustion of Local Remedies
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bb) Substantiation of Subject-Matter of Application
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cc) Agreement on Other Method of Pacific Settlement
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dd) Delay
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ee) Abuse of Process, Infringement of Good Faith, Obstacle of Clean Hands
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ff) Power of Representation
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gg) Waiver
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hh) Lack of locus standi
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3 No Forfeiture of the Right to Seise the Court
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4 Critical Date
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5 Decision on Preliminary Objections
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6 Applications Lacking any Jurisdictional Basis
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IX Jurisdiction in Instances of Provisional Measures under Article 41
144
D Evaluation
145
Article 37
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
2
3
B History and Purpose of the Provision
4
5
6
C Analysis
I The Court’s Jurisprudence
1 General overview
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2 Trends
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3 Cases Dealing with the 1928 General Act
15
II Interpretation of ‘treaty or convention in force’
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III Relationship between Article 36, para. 5, and Article 37
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D Evaluation
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Annex Application of, or Reference to Article 37 by the ICJ
Article 38
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction—The Function of the Court and Applicable Law
1
2
3
B Historical Development
I Genesis
1 The Prehistory of Article 38
a) International Arbitrations and Applicable Law
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5
b) Pre-Existing International Courts
aa) The Permanent Court of Arbitration
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bb) The Central American Court of Justice
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cc) The International Prize Court
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2 The Codification Endeavour
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II The PCIJ Statute
1 The Paris Peace Conference and the Covenant
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2 The Advisory Committee of Jurists
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a) Positions in Presence
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b) The Final Compromise
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3 The Discussions in the League of Nations and the Adoption of the Statute
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III The ICJ Statute
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1 Positions in Presence
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2 Minor Touching Up
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IV An Impressive Posterity
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C The Function of the Court
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I The Function of the Court ‘is to decide … ’
1 A Partial Definition of the Court’s Function—Article 38 and the Advisory Function of the Court
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2 A Useful Guide to the Court’s Mission
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a) Judgments
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b) Other Binding Decisions
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II in accordance with international law’
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1 The Principle: International Law as the Only Basis for the Court’s Decision
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a) A Non-Exhaustive Description of What International Law Is
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aa) A Guide to the ‘Sources’ of International Law
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bb) Sources of International Law and Sources of Obligations
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b) Other Sources of International Law—The Lacunae of Article 38
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aa) Unilateral Acts of States
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bb) Decisions of International Organizations
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cc) Other ‘Quasi-Sources’?
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c) What International Law Is Not
aa) ‘Formal’ and ‘Material’ Sources
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bb) International Law versus Municipal Law
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cc) Equity
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2 The Exception in Para. 2
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a) The Notion of ex aequo et bono
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b) The Condition for Recourse to Equity Contra Legem— ‘… if the parties agree thereto’
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D The Sources of International Law in Article 38
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I The Particular Sources Listed in Article 38
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1 International Conventions
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a) International Conventions as ‘establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states’
aa) A Definition of Treaties in an Embryonic Stage
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bb) Application of Treaty Rules by the Court
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b) ‘whether general or particular’
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2 International Custom
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a) A Generally Accepted Definition of Custom
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aa) The Two ‘Elements’ of Customary Law
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bb) A Complex Alchemy
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b) Whether General or Particular?
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3 General Principles of Law
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a) A Much Debated Definition—General Principles Recognized in foro domestico
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b) Transposability to International Law
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II The Relationships between the Sources Listed in Article 38
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1 Hierarchy?
a) Absence of Formal Hierarchy—A Successive Order of Consideration
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b) (Ir)Relevance of International jus cogens
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2 Complementarity
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a) The Complex Relationship between Conventions and Customs
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b) The Subsidiary and Transitory Nature of General Principles
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E The Subsidiary Means for the Determination of Rules of Law
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I Judicial Decisions
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1 Jurisprudence, Not Particular Decisions
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2 Law-Making by the International Court?
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II ‘The Teachings of the Most Highly Qualified Publicists of the Various Nations’
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General Principles of Procedural Law
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
I ‘Principles’ and ‘Rules’
2
II The Notion of ‘Procedure’
3
5
III General Principles
6
IV Adjudication and Arbitration
7
V Survey of the Procedural Principles Addressed
8
B Structural and Constitutional Principles
I Equality of the Parties
1 General Considerations
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2 Equality as a Principle of Procedure
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3 Equality as a Constitutional Principle
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4 Equality as Reciprocity
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II The Principle of Proper Administration of Justice
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C Procedural Principles stricto sensu
I General Considerations
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II The Definition of the Object of the Dispute: The Rule ‘ne eat judex ultra petita partium’
1 Content and Scope of the Principle
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2 Limitations on the Principle
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3 Action infra petita
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D Substantive Principles Related to the Proceedings
I General Classification
47
II The General Duty of Loyalty between the Parties (Principle of Good Faith)
48
1 The Prohibition of Abuse of Procedure
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2 The Principle of Estoppel
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3 The Maxim nemo ex propria turpitudine commodum capere potest
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Ch.III Procedure
Article 39
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
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B Historical Development
I Arbitration and First Attempts at Establishing International Courts
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II The PCIJ
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III The Debate at the Conference of San Francisco and the Statute in its Present Form
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C Analysis
I Official Languages
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II Choice of Language by Agreement of the Parties
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III Absence of Choice by the Parties
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IV Use of a Language Other than French or English
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D Evaluation
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Article 40
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A Purposes of Article 40
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B Historical Development
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I Hague Peace Conferences
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II PCIJ
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III ICJ
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C Several Salient Features of Article 40
I Introduction
1 Matters and Functions Regulated
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2 Nature and Effect of the Act of Instituting Proceedings and Authority to Act
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3 Proceedings Constituting a Case
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4 Control over the Registrar’s Functions
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II Main Issues in a Normal Contentious Case
1 Methods of Instituting Proceedings; Instruments Used to Institute Proceedings
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a) The Basic Methods and Instruments: Notification of Special Agreement and Application
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b) The Permutations
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aa) Notification of Special Agreement
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bb) Application
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cc) Application Based on a Special Agreement or ‘Framework Agreement’
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dd) Application in a Naked Attempt to Employ forum prorogatum as the Sole Basis of Jurisdiction
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ee) Application in an Attempt to Employ forum prorogatum as an Alternative Basis of Jurisdiction
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2 Content of the Instrument Instituting Proceedings
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a) Instrument ‘addressed to the Registrar’
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b) Indication of the Parties and the Declaration Accepting Conditions for Accessing the Court under Article 35, para. 2
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c) ‘subject of the dispute’ in General
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d) ‘subject of the dispute’ in Special Agreements
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e) ‘subject of the dispute’ and Further Requirements in Applications
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aa) The Development of Article 38, para. 2 of the Rules
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bb) Scope of Application of the Phrase ‘as far as possible’
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cc) Jurisdictional Bases and Problems with Subsequent Additions
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dd) ‘subject of the dispute’; ‘Precise Nature of the Claim’; and ‘Succinct Statement of the Facts and Grounds on which the Claim is Based’
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ee) ‘subject of the dispute’ and the Expansion of Proceedings
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f) Evidence of Authority to Act before the Court
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3 The Internal Processing of the Instrument Instituting Proceedings Within the Court
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a) Receipt of the Instrument Instituting Proceedings and Date of the Institution of Proceedings
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b) Initial Control by the Registrar
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c) Communication of the Instrument Instituting Proceedings to the Members of the Court
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d) General List
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e) Titles of Cases
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f) Treatment of Applications in an Attempt to Employ forum prorogatum as the Sole Jurisdictional Basis or as an Alternative Jurisdictional Basis
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g) The Control over the General List and a Call for Formalizing the ‘No Case Exists Objections’ Procedure
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h) A ‘Case List’ for All Documents Filed in a Case?
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4 Communication of the Instrument Instituting Proceedings to the Outside World
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a) Same Treatment for Applications and Notification of Special Agreement
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b) Communication to ‘All Concerned’—Parties and Potential Interveners
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c) Communication to ‘Members of the United Nations through the Secretary-General’
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d) Communication to ‘any other states entitled to appear before the Court’
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e) Practical Implementation: Channel and Means of Communication; Time; Language and Urgent Notification
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f) Treatment of Applications in a Naked Attempt to Employ forum prorogatum as the Sole Jurisdictional Basis and Applications in an Attempt to Employ forum prorogatum as an Alternative Jurisdictional Basis
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g) Press Releases
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5 Competent Act of State in Further Proceedings
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6 Further Complications in the Proceedings: Modification of Claims, New Claims, ‘Subject of the Dispute’, or ‘Subject of the Application’?
a) Current Treatment of the Court as Exemplified in Nauru and its Progeny: A Critique
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b) LaGrand: A Problematic Lack of Notice of the Claim Based on the Order Indicating Provisional Measures
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7 Special Issue: forum prorogatum
a) Forum prorogatum within the Framework of the Statute and the Rules of Court
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b) The Origin and Operation of forum prorogatum in the World Court
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c) Concerns and Solutions: An Evaluation
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III Institution of Other Types of Proceedings
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1 Incidental Proceedings: Preliminary Objections; Requests for Provisional Measures
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2 Incidental Proceedings: Counter-Claims
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3 Incidental Proceedings: Intervention under Articles 62 or 63
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4 Special Reference to the Court (Under Article 87 of the Rules of Court)
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5 Interpretation of Judgments under Article 60
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6 Revision of Judgments under Article 61
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7 Abnormal Special Proceedings (Nuclear Tests (Request for Examination))
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8 Chamber Proceedings
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9 Advisory Proceedings
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10 Applications by Private Persons or Non-State Entities
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D Evaluation
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Counter-Claims Article 80 of the Rules
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
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B Historical Development of the Rule Dealing with Counter-Claims
I PCIJ
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II ICJ
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C Issues of Interpretation
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I Two Requirements for Entertaining the Counter-Claim
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II Jurisdiction Over the Counter-Claim ‘As Such’
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III Direct Connection with the Subject-Matter of the Claim
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IV Filing the Counter-Claim with the Counter-Memorial
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V Counter-Claim as an Independent Claim and Not a Defence
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VI Other Party’s Right to an Additional Pleading
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VII Procedure for Deciding the Admissibility of the Counter-Claim
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VIII Withdrawal of the Counter-Claim
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IX Further Objections to the Counter-Claim at the Merits Phase
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X Disposition of the Counter-Claim on the Merits
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D Evaluation
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E Annex: Filing and Disposition of Counter-Claims 1928–2018
Article 41
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
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I Drafting of Article 41 of the PCIJ Statute
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II Establishment of the ICJ
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III The Rules of Court Concerning Provisional Measures
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IV Similar Provisions in Other International Treaties
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B Substantive Aspects of Article 41
I General Remarks
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II Preservation of Rights
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1 Non-Aggravation of the Dispute
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2 Non-Anticipation of the Judgment
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C Conditions for the Indication of Provisional Measures
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I Jurisdiction
1 General Remarks
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2 Extent of Certainty as to Substantive Jurisdiction
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3 Case Law
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4 Possible Interference with State Sovereignty
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II Existence of a Prima Facie Case/Plausibility of the Case
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III Relationship/Link between the Measures Requested and the Main Claim
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IV Irreparable Prejudice
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V Urgency
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1 Substantive Aspects
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2 Procedural Aspects
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D Procedure
I General Remarks
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II Filing a Request
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III Action of the Court proprio motu
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IV Powers of the President
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V Participation of a Judge ad hoc
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VI Proceedings
1 General Questions
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2 Proceedings in Cases of Default
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3 Provisional Measures and Intervention
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4 Provisional Measures and Interpretation Cases
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5 Decision of the Court
a) Form of the Decision
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b) Contents of the Decision
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c) Modification and Revocation of Provisional Measures
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d) Termination of Provisional Measures
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E Provisional Measures and Advisory Opinions
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F Binding Effect of Provisional Measures
I Introductory Remarks
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II Relevant Provisions and Preparatory Work
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III The Jurisprudence of the Court
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IV Doctrine
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V State Practice
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VI The Judgment in the LaGrand Case
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VII Consequences of Non-Compliance with Provisional Measures
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1 Inter-State level
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2 Institutional Level
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3 Autonomy of the Legal Regime on Non-Compliance with Provisional Measures
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4 Security Council and Non-Compliance with Provisional Measures
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G The Role of the Security Council
I Parallel Seisin of the Security Council and the ICJ
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II The Security Council and Provisional Measures
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H Evaluation
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I Annex: Requests for Provisional Measures 1926–2018
Article 42
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
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B Analysis
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I The Agent
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II Counsel and Advocates
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III Privileges and Immunities
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IV Practice
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1 The PCIJ
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2 The ICJ
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C Evaluation
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Article 43
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Historical Development
I Arbitral Procedure
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II The Statute of the PCIJ
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III The Statute of the ICJ
1 Drafting of the Statute
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2 Rules of Court
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3 Notes to Parties and Practice Directions
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C Procedure in the Principal Proceedings on the Merits
I Introduction
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II Written Proceedings
1 Organization of Written Proceedings
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a) Beginning of Written Proceedings
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b) Closure of Written Proceedings
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2 The Pleadings
a) Meaning
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b) Types of Pleadings
aa) Memorial
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bb) Counter-Memorial
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cc) Reply and Rejoinder
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dd) Additional Pleadings
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c) Content of Pleadings
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d) Formal Requirements of Pleadings
aa) Language and Formatting
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bb) Length
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e) Copies of Pleadings
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aa) Original Pleading
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bb) Certified Copy
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cc) Additional Copies
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dd) Electronic Copy
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f) Number and Order of Pleadings
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aa) Cases Begun by the Notification of a Special Agreement
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bb) Cases Instituted by a Written Application
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g) Time Limits for the Filing of Pleadings
aa) Fixing of Time Limits by the Court
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bb) Agreement upon Time Limits by the Parties
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cc) Requests for the Extension of Time Limits
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dd) Non-Observance of Time Limits
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3 Papers and Documents in Support
a) Meaning
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b) Types of Documents
aa) Documents Annexed to the Pleadings
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bb) Additional Documents
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cc) Supplemental Documents
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dd) Further Documents
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c) Authenticity of Documents
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4 Confidentiality of Pleadings and Documents
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a) Availability of Pleadings to Third States
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b) Furnishing of Pleadings to Intervening States
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c) Communication of Pleadings to International Organizations
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d) Placing of Pleadings at the Disposal of Technical Experts
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e) Accessibility of Pleadings to the Public
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III Oral Proceedings
1 Organization of Oral Proceedings
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a) Opening of Oral Proceedings
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b) Course of Oral Proceedings
aa) Practical Arrangements
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bb) Number of Rounds of Oral Argument
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cc) Cancellation and Rescheduling of Hearings
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dd) Order of Speaking
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ee) Number of Counsel and Advocates
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c) Closure of Oral Proceedings
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2 Oral Argument
a) Persons Addressing the Court on Behalf of the Parties
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b) Contents of Oral Argument
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c) Languages Used in Oral Argument
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d) Text Version of the Oral Argument
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e) Use of Visual and Other Aids
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f) Questions to the Parties
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g) Final Submissions
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3 Oral Evidence
a) Right of the Parties to Produce Oral Evidence
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b) Persons Giving Oral Evidence
aa) Witnesses
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bb) Experts
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cc) Witness-Experts
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c) Information on the Oral Evidence to be Produced
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d) Procedure for the Obtaining of Oral Evidence
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e) Languages Used for Oral Evidence
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f) Transcripts of Oral Evidence
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g) Code of Conduct Regarding the Disclosure of Oral Evidence
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4 Documents Part of the Oral Proceedings
a) Written and Electronic Version of the Oral Argument
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b) Documents Referred to by the Parties in Oral Argument
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c) Documents in Illustration of Oral Evidence
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d) Documents Submitted in Response to Questions
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e) Documents in the Judges’ Folders
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f) Thematic Index to Written and Oral Proceedings
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D Procedure in Incidental Proceedings on Preliminary Objections
I Introduction
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II Requirements for Preliminary Objections
1 Formal Requirements
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2 Possible Objectors
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3 Permissible Grounds
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4 Time Limits
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III Effects of Preliminary Objections
1 Incidental Proceedings on the Objections
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2 Hearing of Objections within the Framework of the Merits
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IV Incidental Written Proceedings
1 Written Statement of Preliminary Objections
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2 Written Statement of Observations and Submissions
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3 Further Written Statements
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V Incidental Oral Proceedings
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VI Disposal of Preliminary Objections
1 Upholding of the Objections
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2 Rejection of the Objections
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3 Declaration that the Objections Are Not Exclusively Preliminary
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4 Withdrawal of the Objections
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VII Separate Proceedings on Jurisdiction and Admissibility Distinguished
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E Evaluation
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Article 44
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
2
B Function of the Provision
3
4
C Article 44, para. 1
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D Article 44, para. 2
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I Site Visits by the Court and Other Forms of Site Inspection
1 Unofficial Visits
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2 Visits by Experts
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3 Visits by the Court Itself
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II Respective Roles of the Court and of the Parties in Site Visits
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1 Consent to Site Visits
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2 Influence on the Modalities of the Visit
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3 Decision by the Court
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III Site Visits as Part of the Oral Procedure
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IV Financial Implications
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V Function of Site Visits
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E Site Visits and Advisory Opinions
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F Evaluation
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Article 45
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Historical Development
I The Hague Peace Conferences
2
3
II The PCIJ
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III The ICJ
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C Several Salient Features of Article 45
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I ‘The hearing’
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II Presiding Judge
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III ‘The Control’
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IV Chamber Proceedings
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D Evaluation
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Article 46
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Ratio and Historical Development
I Ratio and Genesis of the Provision
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II The Development of the Rules of Court
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C Analysis
I The Wording of Article 46
1 ‘The hearing in Court’
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2 ‘shall be public’
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3 ‘unless the Court shall decide otherwise’
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4 ‘or unless the parties demand that the public be not admitted’
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II Advisory Proceedings
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III Practice of the Court under or relating to Article 46
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IV Practice of Other Courts and Tribunals
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D Evaluation
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Article 47
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
2
B Historical Development
I The Statute of the PCIJ
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4
II The Development of the Rules of Court
5
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C Analysis
I Article 47, para. 1
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1 Making a Record of the Hearing
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2 Circulating the Transcript
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3 Correcting the Transcript
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4 Signing of the Minutes
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5 Printing and Publishing
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II Article 47, para. 2
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D Evaluation
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Article 48
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
2
B Analysis
I General Considerations
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II The Subject-Matter of Orders
1 General Questions
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2 Composition of the Court
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3 Formation, Composition, and Mandate of ad hoc Chambers
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4 Number and Order of Written Pleadings and Fixing of Time Limits
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5 Non-Appearance
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6 Joinder of Proceedings
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7 Objections against Evidence Submitted
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8 Incidental Proceedings
a) Provisional Measures
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b) Preliminary Objections
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c) Counter-Claims
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d) Intervention
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e) Discontinuance and Removal of Cases from the General List
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9 Appointment of Experts to Assist the Parties in Giving Effect to a Judgment
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10 Requests for Interpretation and Revision of Judgments
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11 Advisory Proceedings
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III Orders Concerning Arrangements Connected with the Taking of Evidence
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C Evaluation
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Evidentiary Issues
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A Introduction
1
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3
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B Sources of the Law of Evidence to be Applied by the Court
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C Analysis
I Principles and Rules Governing the Procurement of Evidence
1 Party Autonomy
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2 Equality of the Parties
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3 Role of Parties and the Court in Adducing Evidence
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4 Object of Proof
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5 Necessity of Proof
a) Disputed Facts
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b) Relevance
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c) Judicial Notice, Admission, Estoppel
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d) No Binding Effect of Factual Findings of International or National Courts, or other International Institutions
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6 Grounds for Inadmissibility of Evidence, in particular Privilege
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a) Evidence from Negotiations
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b) State Secrets and National Security Interests
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c) Illegally Obtained Evidence
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d) Other Examples
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7 Time of Submission of Evidence and Rules on Late Production
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II Burden of Proof
1 Meaning and Allocation of the Burden of Proof
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2 Alleviation and Shift of the Burden of Proof
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3 Obligation of the Parties to Cooperate and Discovery
a) General Duty of Cooperation
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b) No General Duty to Disclose all Relevant Evidence
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c) Discovery or Disclosure
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III Means of Proof
51
1 Documentary Evidence
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a) Procedure for Submission of Documents by the Parties
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b) Powers of the Court with Relation to Documents
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c) Documentary Evidence from States not Parties to the Dispute
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2 Witness Evidence
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a) Procedure
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b) Admissibility of Certain Types of Witness Testimony (Hearsay Evidence and ‘Interested Persons’)
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c) Admissibility of Written Witness Statements and Affidavits
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3 Experts
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a) Experts Called by the Court
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b) Experts Presented by the Parties
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c) Witness-Experts
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d) Internal ‘Unofficial’ Experts
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4 Inquiry
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5 Site Visits
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6 Information Provided by International Organizations
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7 Amici curiae
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IV Assessment and Evaluation of Evidence, Standard of Proof, Probative Value
1 Assessment and Evaluation of Evidence
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2 Standard of Proof
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a) Regular or Default Standard of Proof
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b) Stricter Standard of Proof for ‘Charges of Exceptional Gravity’
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c) Analysis
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3 Probative Value
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a) Witness Testimony and Statements Made by Persons out of Court
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116
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b) Affidavits
118
c) Experts
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d) Reports of International Organizations
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e) Reports of National Official Agencies and Bodies
123
f) Reports of Non-Governmental Organizations
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125
g) Judgments and other Documents from International Courts and Tribunals
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h) Maps
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i) Media Reports
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V Evidence in Advisory Proceedings
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D Evaluation and Outlook
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Article 49
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Historical Development
2
C Analysis
3
I Requests by the Court: Article 49, cl. 1
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1 To produce any document or to supply any explanations’
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a) Evidence
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b) Other Requests for Information
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2 even before the hearing … ’
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3 ‘The Court may … ’
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II Consequences of Non-Compliance: Article 49, cl. 2
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D Evaluation
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Article 50
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
B Analysis
I Basic Distinctions
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II The Court’s Practice under Article 50
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III Salient Features of Article 50
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1 The Discretionary Character of Article 50
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2 The Procedure Governing Article 50
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3 The Status of Experts and Persons Carrying Out Inquiries
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IV Special Problems
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1 No Right to Insist on Cooperation
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2 Article 50 in Advisory Proceedings
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3 Informal Expert Advice
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C Evaluation
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Article 51
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
B Historical Development
2
C Analysis
I The Status of Witnesses and Experts
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4
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II Evidence Presented by Experts and Witnesses
1 Party-Appointed Experts and Witnesses
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a) Procedural Matters
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b) The Examination of Experts and Witnesses
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2 Court-Appointed Experts and Witnesses
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D Evaluation
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Article 52
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
1
2
B Historical Development
3
C Analysis
4
I The Relevant Time
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6
II ‘new documents’
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1 Exceptions
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2 Clarifications
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III Admission of Evidence Submitted Out of Time
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1 Consent
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2 Authorization of New Evidence by the Court
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IV Questions of Procedure
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V Legal Effects
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1 Admission of Evidence
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2 Rejection of Evidence
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D Evaluation
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Article 53
Preliminary Material
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A Function and Scope of the Procedure in Default of Appearance under Article 53
I General Issues
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2
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II Scope of Application of Article 53 ratione personae
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III Scope of Application of Article 53 ratione materiae
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B Historical Development
I Developments Prior to the Statute of the PCIJ
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II Drafting of the Statute of the PCIJ and the ICJ
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III The Rules of Court—First Element of Practice of the Court
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IV The Jurisprudence of Both Courts
1 PCIJ
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2 ICJ
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C The Scope of Application of Article 53 in Contentious Cases
I General Considerations
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II Partial Non-Appearance
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III Default during the Provisional Measures Phase of a Case
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IV Default during the Jurisdiction and Admissibility Phase of a Case
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V Default Subsequent to a Judgment on Jurisdiction and Admissibility
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D Party Status of Non-Appearing States
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E Obligations of the Court under Article 53, para. 2
I General Issues
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II ‘The Court must … satisfy itself … that it has jurisdiction in accordance with Articles 36 and 37’
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III ‘The Court must … satisfy itself … that the claim is well founded in fact and law’
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IV Relevance of Irregular Procedural Communications
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F Procedural Questions
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I Applicability of Article 53
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II Consequences of the Application of Article 53
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III Composition of the Bench
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G Non-Appearance in Advisory Proceedings
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H Evaluation
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Article 54
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
B Analysis
I The Rules of Court
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3
II The Resolution Concerning the Internal Judicial Practice
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III The ICJ’s Practice
1 The Closure of the Hearing
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10
2 The Court’s Deliberation
11
3 The Secrecy of the Deliberation
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C Evaluation
16
Article 55
Preliminary Material
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A Historical Development
1
2
3
B Analysis
I The Rules of Court
4
II The Resolution Concerning the Internal Judicial Practice
5
6
III The Court’s Practice
1 A Varying Number of Judges
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2 Majority as Absolute Majority
10
3 ‘casting vote’ and ‘voix prépondérante’
11
12
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C Evaluation
14
Article 56
Preliminary Material
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A The Requirement to State the Reasons on which the Judgment is Based
I Historical Development
1 Nineteenth-Century Arbitral and Judicial Practice
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2 Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
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3 PCIJ Statute, Rules, Jurisprudence, and Practice
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II ICJ Practice on the Giving of Reasons
1 Article 95, para. 1 of the 1978 Rules of Court
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2 Relationship to Other Articles of the ICJ Statute
18
3 Opinions Addressing the Requirement to Give Reasons
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4 Applicability of the Requirement to Advisory Opinions and Orders
23
III Evaluation of ICJ Practice with Respect to Statements of Reasons
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B The Requirement to State the Names of the Judges who Have Taken Part in the Decision
I Historical Development and Models from National Practice
1 National Models
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2 Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
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3 PCIJ Statute, Rules, Jurisprudence, and Practice
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31
32
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34
II ICJ Practice on Naming the Participating Judges
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1 Article 95, para. 1 of the 1978 Rules of Court
36
37
2 Relationship to Other Articles of the ICJ Statute
38
3 Applicability of the Requirement to Advisory Opinions and Orders
39
III Comparisons to Newer International Tribunals
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C Evaluation
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Article 57
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
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2
3
4
B Historical Development
I The 1899/1907 Hague Conventions and the Statute of the PCIJ
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II The Drafting of the ICJ Statute
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11
C Application and Interpretation
I Rules of Court
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II Terminology and Classification
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1 Dissenting Opinions
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2 Individual and Separate Opinions
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3 Declarations
20
4 Practical Problems
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5 The Relevance of a Classification
23
III Questions of Limitation
24
1 Scope and Content of Opinions
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31
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2 Length of Opinions
33
3 Enforceability
34
IV Miscellaneous Aspects
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D Evaluation
I Authors of Individual Opinions
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II Functions of Individual Opinions
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III Impact on International Law and International Jurisprudence
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IV Concluding Remarks
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Article 58
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
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3
B Drafting History
I Genesis of Article 58
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II Legislative History of Article 94 of the Rules
8
C Systematic Considerations
9
10
D Analysis
I General Aspects
11
II The Signing of the Judgment
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III The Reading of the Judgment
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IV The Effects of the Public Reading of the Judgment
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E Evaluation
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Article 59
Preliminary Material
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A Introduction
I General Remarks