The Development of International Law by the International Court

Table of Contents

Preface
Table of cases
Part I. The Law Behind the Cases:
1. The international court as an agency for developing international law
2. The occasions for and the substance of judicial pronouncements
3. The reasons behind the cases
4. Judicial technique and the development of the law
Part II. Judicial Caution:
5. Manifestations of judicial caution
6. Judicial restraint. The jurisdiction of the court
7. Judicial hesitation. Preparatory work in the interpretation of treaties
8. Appearance of judicial indecision
Part III. Judicial legislation
Introduction
9. Judicial legislation through application of general principles of law
10. Judicial legislation by reference to parallel developments in international law
11. Judicial legislation on account of of absence of generally accepted law
12. Judicial legislation and the jurisdiction of the court
13. Judicial legislation and adjudication ex aequo et bono
Part IV. The Effectiveness of the Law:
14. The principle of effectiveness and the function of interpretation
15. Effectiveness and finality of international settlement and adjudication
16. Effectiveness of provisions conferring jurisdiction
17. Effectiveness of equality clauses
18. Effectiveness of international institutions and international organisation
19. The limits of the principle of effectiveness
Part V. The Court and State Sovereignty
Section 1. Restraints upon Claims of Sovereignty:
20. In general
21. The province of treaties
22. State responsibility and the claims of sovereignty
23. Wider aspects of sovereignty
24. Conclusions
Section 2. Recognition of Claims of Sovereignty:
25. In general
26. Problems of jurisdiction
27. Sovereign freedom of action
28. State sovereignty and customary international law
29. Conclusion
Index.