Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the International Court of Justice
- Cambridge Companions to Law
- The Cambridge Companion to The International Court of Justice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I The Role of the ICJ
- Part II The ICJ and International Dispute Settlement
- 6 The Jurisdiction of the Court
- 7 Provisional Measures
- 8 The International Court of Justice as the Master of the Sources
- 9 Fact-Finding and Expert Evidence
- 10 The ICJ and Other Courts and Tribunals: Integration and Fragmentation
- 11 The Working Practices of the Court
- 12 Procedure in Contentious Cases: Evolution and Flexibility
- 13 Effective Advocacy at the ICJ
- Part III The Impact of the ICJ’s Jurisprudence
- Index
- References
6 - The Jurisdiction of the Court
from Part II - The ICJ and International Dispute Settlement
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 May 2023
Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the International Court of Justice
- Cambridge Companions to Law
- The Cambridge Companion to The International Court of Justice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I The Role of the ICJ
- Part II The ICJ and International Dispute Settlement
- 6 The Jurisdiction of the Court
- 7 Provisional Measures
- 8 The International Court of Justice as the Master of the Sources
- 9 Fact-Finding and Expert Evidence
- 10 The ICJ and Other Courts and Tribunals: Integration and Fragmentation
- 11 The Working Practices of the Court
- 12 Procedure in Contentious Cases: Evolution and Flexibility
- 13 Effective Advocacy at the ICJ
- Part III The Impact of the ICJ’s Jurisprudence
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter addresses the Court’s jurisdiction in contentious cases and its jurisdiction in advisory opinions, using specific examples from the Court’s judgments and opinions. It considers whether a novel approach is needed to confer on the Court compulsory jurisdiction across a wider range of disputes.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the International Court of Justice , pp. 123 - 146Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
References
Further Reading
Ago, Roberto, ‘Binding Advisory Opinions of the International Court of Justice’, 85 American Journal of International Law (1985) 439.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Oda, Shigeru, ‘The Compulsory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice: A Myth? A Statistical Analysis of Contentious Cases’, 49 The International and Comparative Law Quarterly (2000) 251.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, Directorate of International Law, Handbook on accepting the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice; Model clauses and templates (2014).Google Scholar
Tomka, Peter, ‘The Special Agreement’, in Nisuke, A., McWhinney, E., Rüdiger, W. (eds), Liber Amicorum, Judge Shigeru Oda, Vol. 1 (Brill, 2002) 553.Google Scholar