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International Court of Justice: Emerging Issues
Overview

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) commonly known as "World Court" is established as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations by virtue of Article 92 of the United Nations Charter at The Hague, Netherlands in 1946. Chapter IV Article 13 of the UN Charter makes the General Assembly responsible for developing international law, and the ICJ is a crucial component in this. The ICJ operates by majority rule and arrives at its decisions by international conventions, international customs, and the "general principles of law recognized by civilized nations.

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Table of Contents

Overview I

1. A Primer on International Law -- Tom O'Connor

2. Territorial Disputes at the International Court of Justice -- Brian Taylor Sumner

3. Capacities and Inadequacies: A Look at the Two Separation Barrier Cases -- Yuval Shany

4. The Legitimacy of the ICJ'S Advisory Competence in the Shadow of the Wall -- Tomer Broude

5. Invoking Self-Defence as a Subterfuge for Acts of Aggression in International Law: A Closer Look at the Conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah (2006) -- Victor Kattan

6. Don't Mention the War (On Terror): Framing the Issues and Ignoring the Obvious in the ICJ's 2005 Armed Activities Decision -- Guy Fiti Sinclair

7. Does the ICJ's Decision in Avena Really Mean Anything to Mexicans on Death Row? -- Kenneth Williams

8. Explaining the Decreased Use of International Courts - The Case of the ICJ -- Janina Satzer

9. Reform of the International Court of Justice - A Jurisdictional Perspective -- Bingbin Lu

 
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