Monday, September 23, 2013

Tams & Sloan: The Development of International Law by the International Court of Justice

Christian J. Tams (Univ. of Glasgow - Law) & James Sloan (Univ. of Glasgow - Law) have published The Development of International Law by the International Court of Justice (Oxford Univ. Press 2013). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:
This book traces the impact that the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has had on various areas of international law. A number of prominent international experts examine whether, and to what extent, international law has been shaped by the Court's jurisprudence. The informal development of international law through the Court's judgments contrasts with the development of international law through more deliberate means, such as treaty-making. Assessing key areas of international law over which the ICJ has exercised its jurisdiction, such as international environmental law, international human rights, the law of the sea, and the law of immunities, this book comprehensively details the impact of international jurisprudence on contemporary international law.