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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The International Court of Justice by Robert Kolb
The International Court of Justice is the oldest and most important judicial arm of the UN. Established by the UN Charter in 1945 and based in the Peace Palace in the Hague the primary function of the Court is to adjudicate in disputes between states and to provide authoritative advisory opinions on matters referred to it by international organisations agencies and the UN General Assembly. This new work by a leading academic who also appears as an advocate before the Court examines the Statute of the Court its procedures conventions and practices in a way that will provide invaluable assistance to all international lawyers. The book covers matters such as: the composition of the court and elections the office and role of ad hoc judges the significance of smaller Chambers jurisdiction the range of contentious disputes which may be submitted to the Court the status of advisory opinions relationship to the Security Council the law applied preliminary objections applications to intervene the status of judgments and remedies.Referring to a wealth of primary and secondary sources this work provides international lawyers with a readable comprehensive and authoritative work of reference which will greatly enhance understanding and knowledge of the ICJ.