The International Court of Justice at a crossroads /

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Imprint:Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Transnational Pub., 1987.
Description:xxviii, 511 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/808391
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Other authors / contributors:Damrosch, Lori F. (Lori Fisler)
American Society of International Law
ISBN:0941320464 : $67.50
Notes:"Published under the auspices of the American Society of International Law."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Lori Fisler Damrosch
  • Messianism and chauvinism in America's commitment to peace through law / Thomas M. Franck, Jerome M. Lehrman
  • Compulsory jurisdiction under the optional clause: history and practice / Leo Gross
  • Treaties as a source of jurisdiction, especially in U.S. practice / Fred L. Morrison
  • Reciprocity and the optional clause / Edith Brown Weiss
  • Confidence in the Court: it need not be a "hollow chamber" / Monroe Leigh, Stephen D. Ramsey
  • Judicial independence and impartiality: a preliminary inquiry / Edith Brown Weiss
  • International dispute settlement and the role of adjudication / Richard B. Bilder
  • "Legal disputes" under Article 36(2) of the statute / Edward Gordon
  • Disputes involving the use of force / Oscar Schachter
  • Disputes under consideration by the U.N. Security Council or regional bodies / Domingo E. Acevedo
  • Disputes involving the inherent right of self-defense / Eugene V. Rostow
  • Disputes implicating the institutional credibility of the Court: problems of non-appearance, non-participation, and non-performance / Jonathan I. Charney
  • Jurisdiction and the power to indicate provisional measures / Bernard H. Oxman
  • Evidence and proof of facts / Keith Highet
  • Multilateral disputes / Lori Fisler Damrosch
  • United States experience at the International Court of Justice / Anthony D'Amato, Mary Ellen O'Connell
  • The consonance of U.S. positions with the International Court's advisory opinions / Goler Teal Butcher
  • Constitutional issues in terminating U.S. acceptance of compulsory jurisdiction / Michael J. Glennon
  • Conclustion / John R. Stevenson.