International Law in Silver Perspective

Karel Wellens is Emeritus Professor of International Law, University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

• Excerpt of table of contents:Preface; 1 International Law Mastering the Future: Global GovernanceMillennium Development Goal Paul de Waart1 International Law in Development 2 International Law in the Development Agenda 3 Good Governance Development Goal 4 Global Governance in Silver Perspective 5 Global Sustainable Distribution of Wealth 2 Judicial Activism in Strasbourg Marc Bossuyt1 Manifestations of Activist Behavior 2 The Techniques Used by the Court to Engage in an Activist Behavior and the Main Arguments Invoked to Justify Such a Behavior 3 The Dangers of his Judicial Activism 4 Conclusions 3 Reflections on the Future of International Criminal Law Harry H.G. Post1 The Dynamic Development of International Criminal Law 2 The Domestic Level ‘As It Was’ 3 Stagnation at the International Level? 4 Domestic Contributions to the Administration of International Justice 5 Concluding Remarks 4 Sixty Years in the Life of an International Lawyer Both as a Teacher and a Practitioner Eric Suy1 Introductory Remarks 5 New Developments in the Cyprus Question – The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning? Neri Sybesma-Knol1 Fifty Years of United Nations Involvement 2 What Happened Before 3 The Concept of Peacekeeping 4 Prerequisites for Success of Peacekeeping Missions 5 The Situation in Cyprus Deteriorating 6 Enter: The European Union 7 The Annan Plan 8 The European Court of Human Rights 9 A New Momentum 10 Conclusions6 The International Court of Justice, Back to the Future: Keeping the Dream Alive Karel Wellens1 Introduction 2 The International Legal Landscape Has Changed 3 The Judicial Landscape Has Changed 4 The Judicial Function Has Changed 5 The Plurality of Judicial Functions 6 The Court’s Judicial Functions 7 Finding a New Balance between the Court’s Institutional and Systemic Role 8 Revisiting Judicial Economy: ‘There is no Need for the Court to Consider…’9 The Scope and Persuasive Quality of Judicial Reasoning 10 The Role of Separate and Dissenting Opinions 11 Judicial Policy 12 As Guardian of the International Community the Court Should Adopt a (More) Pro-Active Judicial Policy 13 A More Pro-Active Judicial Policy Sensu Stricto 14 A More Pro-Active Judicial Policy Sensu Lato 15 Transcending the Bilateral Nature of the Disputes: Towards More Third-party Participation 16 Towards a More Frequent Exercise of Inherent Powers 17 Final Observations.