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Published: 4th September 2008Judge Stephen M. Schwebel has been a highly-respected member of the International Court of Justice since 1981. This volume brings together thirty-six of his legal articles and commentaries of continuing interest. He examines the performance and capacity of the International Court of Justice; aspects of international arbitration; problems of the United Nations; questions of international contracts and taking foreign property interests; and the development of international law, and in particular the central problem of the unlawful use of force.
From the hardback review: 'For young international lawyers, who may not be familiar with his earlier works, this book is certainly a must.' International and Comparative Law Quarterly
| Selected Writings | |
| International Court of Justice | |
| Reflections on the role of the International Court of Justice | |
| Relations between the International Court of Justice and the United Nations | |
| Was the capacity to request an advisory opinion wider in the permanent Court of International Justice than it is in the International Justice? | |
| Authorising the Secretary-General of the United Nations to request advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice | |
| Preliminary rulings by the International Court of Justice at the instance of national courts | |
| Chambers of the International Court of Justice formed for particular cases | |
| Three cases of fact-finding by the International Court of Justice | |
| Indirect aggression in the International Court | |
| Human Rights in the World Court | |
| International Arbitration | |
| Arbitration and the exhaustion of local remedies | |
| Arbitration and the exhaustion of local remedies revisited | |
| Some aspects of international law in arbitration between states and aliens | |
| The majority vote of an international arbitral tribunal | |
| The prospects for international arbitration: inter-state disputes | |
| United Nations | |
| The origins and development of Article 99 of the Charter | |
| The international character of the Secretariat of the United Nations | |
| Secretary-General and Secretariat | |
| A United Nations 'guard' and a United Nations 'legion' | |
| Mini-states and a more effective United Nations | |
| Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations | |
| Memorandum of Law | |
| The United States assaults the ILO | |
| Goldberg variations | |
| International Contracts and Expropriation | |
| Report of the Committee on Nationalisation of Property of the American branch of the International Law Association | |
| The story of the United Nations Declaration on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources | |
| Speculations on specific performance of a contract between a state and a foreign national | |
| On whether the breach by a state of a contract with an alien is a breach of international law | |
| Some little-known cases on concessions | |
| Commentary on 'Social discipline and the multinational enterprise' and 'security of investment abroad' | |
| Aggression Under, Compliance with, and Development of International Law | |
| The legal effect of resolutions and codes of conduct of the United Nations | |
| The United Nations and the challenge of a changing international law | |
| What weight to conquest | |
| The Brezhnev Doctrine repealed and peaceful co-existence enacted | |
| Aggression, intervention and self-defense in modern international law | |
| Address and commentary | |
| The compliance process and the future of international law | |
| Government legal advising in the field of foreign affairs | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780521462846
ISBN-10: 0521462843
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 648
Published: 26th August 1994
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6
x 3.5
Weight (kg): 1.08
