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
- 1 Functions of the International Court of Justice
- 2 The Role of an ICJ Judge
- 3 The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Development of International Law
- 4 The Institutional Context of the International Court of Justice
- 5 Assessing the Effectiveness of the International Court of Justice
- Part II The ICJ and International Dispute Settlement
- Part III The Impact of the ICJ’s Jurisprudence
- Index
- References
1 - Functions of the International Court of Justice
from Part I - The Role of the ICJ
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
- 1 Functions of the International Court of Justice
- 2 The Role of an ICJ Judge
- 3 The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Development of International Law
- 4 The Institutional Context of the International Court of Justice
- 5 Assessing the Effectiveness of the International Court of Justice
- Part II The ICJ and International Dispute Settlement
- Part III The Impact of the ICJ’s Jurisprudence
- Index
- References
Summary
The chapter traces the origins of the ICJ in its predecessor, the PCIJ, and then considers the Court’s core functions: deciding the disputes submitted to it and exercising its advisory functions. It also critically examines the Court’s functions in finding and developing the law, and in maintaining international peace and security.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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Further Reading
Pellet, A., ‘Competence of the Court, Article 38’, in Zimmermann, A. and Tams, C. (eds.), The Statute of the International Court of Justice, 3rd ed. (Oxford University Press, 2019)Google Scholar
Frowein, J. and Oellers-Frahm, K., ‘Advisory Opinions, Article 65’, in Zimmermann, A. and Tams, C. (eds.), The Statute of the International Court of Justice, 3rd ed. (Oxford University Press, 2019)Google Scholar
Hernández, G. I., The International Court of Justice and the Judicial Function (Oxford University Press, 2014)CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Messineo, F., ‘The Functions of the International Court of Justice’ in Kent, A., Skoutaris, N. and Trinidad, J. (eds.), The Future of International Courts: Regional, Institutional and Procedural Challenges (Routledge, 2019) 109Google Scholar
Tanaka, Y., The Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes (Cambridge University Press, 2018), pp. 175–226CrossRefGoogle Scholar