Rosenne's The World Court: What It Is and How It Works

Dr. Daphné Richemond-Barak is Assistant Professor at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya.

Contents

Foreword IX

Acknowledgments XI

List of Figures and Tables XIII



Introduction



1 The International Court of Justice and Its Predecessor

 A Early Beginnings: the League of Nations and the PCIJ

 B Legal Underpinnings

 Conclusion



2 The International Court of Justice and States

 A Access to the Court: States Only

 B The Principle of Consent

 C Admissibility and Jurisdiction

 D Arguing before the Court

 E How a Case Is Tried

 Conclusion



3 The International Court of Justice and the United Nations

 A Advising the UN as an Organization

 B Advising on Disputes

 C The ICJ’s Relationship with Other Principal UN Organs

 D A Timeline of Advisory Proceedings

 E Comparative Practice

 Conclusion



4 The International Court of Justice and the International Community

 A The ICJ and Other International Courts and Tribunals

 B The ICJ and National Courts

 C The ICJ and “the Most Highly Qualified Publicists”

 D The ICJ and Non-State Actors

 Conclusion



5 An Assessment

 A What States Use the Court and for What

 B Avoiding the Court

 C Compliance with the Court’s Judgments

 Conclusion



6 Bringing the Court to the Classroom: Student’s Guide

 A What Is a Moot Court?

 B Written Pleadings Phase

 C Oral Pleadings Phase

 D Recap

 E Moot Court Problems



Bringing the Court to the Classroom: Facilitator's Guide

 This Guide will be available by request at worldcourt@brill.com




7 Teaching the International Court of Justice

 A The ICJ for Law Students

 B The ICJ for International Relations/Political Science Students

 C A Full Course on the International Court of Justice, 2 Credits