The Cambridge Companion to the International Court of Justice

Carlos Espósito is Professor of Public International Law at the University Autónoma of Madrid. He has taught at numerous universities and institutions around the world, including at the Hague Academy of International Law and as a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and Paris I (Panthéon-Assas). Carlos was Vice President of the European Society of International Law, Former Counsel and Deputy Legal Advisor at the International Law Department of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Kate Parlett is a barrister at Twenty Essex in London, specialising in public international law and international arbitration. Kate regularly appears as an advocate before the International Court of Justice. Kate has taught public international law, international investment and commercial arbitration, and international human rights law at the universities of Cambridge, Paris-II (Panthéon-Assas), Queen Mary University of London, Queen's University, Canada, and Queensland, and at the Graduate Institute in Geneva.

• Introduction Carlos Espósito and Kate Parlett; Part I. The Role of the ICJ: 1. The functions of the international court of justice Judge James Crawford, Freya Baetens and Rose Cameron; 2. The role of an international court of justice judge Judge Sir Kenneth Keith; 3. The role of the international court of justice in the development of international law Dire Tladi; 4. The institutional context of the international court of justice Tom Ginsburg; 5. Assessing the effectiveness of the international court of justice Rotem Giladi and Yuval Shany; Part II. The ICJ and International Dispute Settlement: 6. The jurisdiction of the court Jean-Marc Thouvenin; 7. Provisional measures Robert Kolb; 8. The international court of justice as the master of the sources Jean D'Aspremont; 9. Fact finding and expert evidence James Devaney; 10. The ICJ and other courts and tribunals: integration and fragmentation Philippa Webb; 11. The working practices of the court Callista Harris; 12. Procedure in contentious cases: evolution and innovation Kate Parlett and Amy Sander; 13. Effective advocacy at the ICJ Samuel Wordsworth KC and Kate Parlett; Part III. The Impact of The ICJ's Jurisprudence: 14. The law of treaties Antonio Remiro Brotóns; 15. Territorial disputes Marcelo G. Kohen and Mamadou Hébié; 16. Law of the Sea Nilufer Oral; 17. International environmental law Daniel Bodansky; 18. The law of state responsibility Federica Paddeu; 19. Jurisdictional immunities Roger O'Keefe; 20. The use of force Alejandro Chehtman; 21. International organizations law Jan Klabbers; 22. Human rights Carlos Espósito.

'This is an invaluable guide for both scholars and practitioners alike. It goes beyond a comprehensive examination of the Court's procedures by offering a remarkable analysis of the Court's role in a broader context and its contribution to the development of international law.' Yuji Iwasawa, Judge, International Court of Justice