International Courts For the Twenty-First Century

Mark W Janis (Hrsg.)

doi:10.5771/0506-7286-1994-1-76

Abstract

The International Courts Project, M.W. Janis. Part 1 The classical universal institutions: peaceful settlements of disputes, L.B. Sohn the Hague peace conferences of 1899 and 1907, D.J. Bederman the international court, M.W. Janis the Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration, W.E. Butler inter-state arbitration since 1945 - overview and evaluation, C. Gray and B. Kingsbury. Part 3 The regional international courts: the Court of Justice of the European Communities and the prospects for international adjudication, J.W. Bridge the European Court of Human Rights, M.W. Janis the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, C.M. Cerna. Part 3 Specialized international tribunals and procedures: the glorious past and uncertain future of international claims tribunals, D.J. Bederman the mandatory component in the CSCE dispute settlement system, K. Oellers-Frahm the case for an international court of criminal justice and the formulation of international criminal law, J.W. Bridge international legal aid - the Secretary General's trust fund to assist states in the settlement of disputes through the International Court of Justice, M.E. O'Connell the Law of the Sea Tribunal, M.W. Janis.

Highlights

The book "International Courts for the Twenty-First Century" is the first publication resulting from this Project
Most authors contributed rather descriptive chapters on subjects falling within the themes "the classical universal institutions" (Part 1), "the regional inter national courts" (Part II) and "specialized international tribtmals and procedures"
One small critical note should refer to the absence of clear-cut conclusions as to the lessons leamed from the arbitration experience sind 1945 and their impact on the prospects for inter-state arbitration in the near future, i.e. the 21st century

Summary

Introduction

The book "International Courts for the Twenty-First Century" is the first publication resulting from this Project. States that the book purports to provide both a review of what international tribunals have achieved in the 20th century and an analysis of debate on the refashioning of international courts.

Results

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