Dugard, John Keywords: Kosovo | Secession | Right of self-determination | Recognition of States | Territorial integrity of States | State Practice | International Court of Justice | Advisory opinions | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT This course, given by John Dugard, is regarding secession and its recognition by looking at the theory, and at the Kosovo case. In the introduction, is drawn the law of succession, and especially the principal rules concerning creation and secession of states, as well as the policy impact. After a short histor…

Gross, Leo Keywords: United Nations | International Court of Justice | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Cour internationale de Justice | ABSTRACT Leo Gross dedicates his course to the conduct of the International Court of Justice, to the perception of its role in international relationships, and to the expectations of the members of the United Nations regarding the role played by the Court in the political system of the United Nations, mainly in contact with the transformation of the objectives of the Charter in legal and political realities. Leo Gross consacre son cours au comportement…

Pinto, Mónica Keywords: United Nations | Security Council | Charter | Use of force | International relations | Self-defence | International Court of Justice | Case-law | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Conseil de sécurité | Chartre | Force | Relations internationales | Défense légitime | Cour internationale de Justice | Jurisprudence | ABSTRACT The course of Mrs. Monica Pinto, Professor at the University of Buenos Aires, proposes to retrace the history of the characterizations of the use of force in the light of the jurisprudence of international court…

Exc. M. Mohammed Bedjaoui, S. Keywords: International Court of Justice | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | ABSTRACT In the introduction to his communication, Mohammed Bedjaoui, President of the International Court of Justice, pointed out that the ravages of time spare neither men nor institutions, and that it is good, on the occasion of the Court's jubilee, to make a complete check-up. He devotes the communication to the ravages of time. The author positively concludes by quoting Nicolas Politis: "Inter…

Elihu Lauterpacht, Sir Keywords: Judicial settlement of international disputes | Procedure | Legal principles | International Court of Justice | Law of procedure | International courts | International law of procedure | Consent | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT Drawing on his extensive experience, the author examines the range, forms and role of procedure in international litigation. He discusses critically and at length the operation of the principle of consent and the principal elements in the litigation process. Sir Elihu Lauterpacht, directeur émérite du Lauterpacht Center for…

Michael Reisman, W. Keywords: International Court of Justice | Jurisdiction | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | Juridiction | ABSTRACT This course of W. Michael Reisman, Professor at Yale University, New Haven, is concerned with the identification and analysis of a particular form of jurisdiction assigned to the International Court of Justice: the international judicial supervision of international arbitration. In the framework of this study Professor Reisman pays particular attention to the sometimes ver…

Thierry, Hubert Keywords: International Court of Justice | United Nations | Resolutions | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | Nations Unies | Résolutions | ABSTRACT Hubert Thierry, Professor at the University of Paris X-Nanterre, emphasizes in the introduction to his course that the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice should be recognized as the authority for judicial interpretation of law on behalf of the international community, and to affirm that this is a privileged source of knowledge of int…

S. Kerno, Ivan Keywords: United Nations | International Court of Justice | Charter | Interpretation | Advisory opinions | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Cour internationale de Justice | Charte | Interprétation | Avis consultatifs | ABSTRACT In this course, Ivan Kerno reviews the first five years of operation of the International Court of justice. After a historical presentation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of the Court concerning advisory opinions, he analyzes Article 96 (2) of the Charter, ex…

Mbaye, Kéba Keywords: International Court of Justice | Interested party | Admissibility | Procedure | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | Intéressé | Recevabilité | ABSTRACT In this course, Keba Mbaye, Vice-President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), intends to give an account of a concept of interest in bringing proceedings before the ICJ in all its forms and in all cases where it is likely, even theoretically, to play a role. Within the framework of this objective, the author first presents some gene…

Bastid, Suzanne Keywords: International Court of Justice | Case-law | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | Jurisprudence | ABSTRACT The objective of Suzanne Bastid's course is a study of the Case Law of the International Court of Justice, that is, of all the precedents resulting from its judgments and opinions. The author begins with a presentation of the case law and the role of the Court. She then examines the law applied by the Court (international conventions, custom, general principles of law, judicial…

Abou-El-Wafa, Ahmed Keywords: International Court of Justice | Borde | Delimitation | Case-law | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | Frontières | Délimitation | Jurisprudence | ABSTRACT The course is divided into two parts. Part I discusses the ICJ and the settlement of disputes over land borders of which the author focuses mainly on the concept of the land border dispute and the applicable principles for its resolution, as well as the role of the court in this regard. Part II discusses the ICJ and the main proble…

Bastid, Suzanne Keywords: International Court of Justice | Territory | Borders | Delimitation | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | Territoire | Frontières | Délimitation | ABSTRACT The aim of Suzanne Bastid’s course is to study the judgments and opinions of the International Court of Justice concerning territorial problems with the exception of the problems related to the International Law of the Sea. The author successively examines the cases in which the scope of the territorial sovereignty of the State was def…

W. Briggs, Herbert Keywords: International Court of Justice | Compulsory jurisdiction | Reservations | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | Juridiction obligatoire | Réserves | ABSTRACT Herbert W. Briggs' course deals with Reservations in Declarations Accepting the Compulsory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. The author begins with a study of the legal nature of reservations. He presents the condition of reciprocity, including the Court’s opinion in this regard. Finally, he focuses on the issue o…

Torres Bernárdez, Santiago Keywords: International Court of Justice | Intervention | Law of procedure | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | Intervention et non-intervention | Droit procédural | ABSTRACT The central theme in this course by Santiago Torres Bernardez, former Registrar of the International Court of Justice, is to show what characterizes a “true intervention” under the terms of the statute of the International Court of Justice. The author has essentially drawn the data for his study from the jurisprudenc…

Malenovský, Jiří Keywords: International courts | Judges | Independence | Permanent Court of International Justice | International Court of Justice | European Court of Human Rights | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT The independence of international judges is the result of a particular synthesis of general principle of law imposing judicial independence, on one hand, and certain traditional rules specific to the status of the international arbitrator, on the other hand. Both the “weak” point and the “strong” point of the international j…

Salvioli, Gabriele Keywords: International Court of Justice | Law of procedure | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | Droit procédural | ABSTRACT In this course on Procedural Problems in International Case Law, Gabriele Salvioli, Professor of International Law at the University of Florence, focuses first on the admissibility of the request. The author next examines the issue of acceptance of the obligatory case law of the International Court of Justice. Finally, the author discusses various problems related to the concept of jurisdiction. Dans ce cours consacré aux pro…

McWhinney, Q.C., Edward Keywords: International Court of Justice | Jurisdiction | Mots clefs: Cour internationale de Justice | Juridiction | ABSTRACT Edward McWhinney, Professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, devotes his course to judicial settlement of disputes. After an examination of contemporary conceptions of the role of judicial settlement of disputes, the author examines the contemporary international legal process and the dichotomy between law and politics. Next, he studies the jurisdiction of the In…

PLENDER, RICHARD Keywords: European Free Trade Association | Court of justice; Procedure | Court of Justice of the European Communities | European Court of Human Rights | International Court of Justice | Court of First Instance of the European Communities | Mots clefs: Association européenne de libre-échange | Cour de justice | Procédure | Cour de justice des Communautés européennes | Cour européenne des droits de l homme | Cour internationale de Justice | Tribunal de première instance des Communautés européennes | ABSTRACT Professor Richard Plender proposes in this course to …

Pellet, Alain Keywords: Public international law | Development of international law | International Law Commission | International Court of Justice | United Nations | General Assembly | Security Council | Mots clefs: Droit international public | ABSTRACT In this inaugural conference of the public international law session 2007, Alain Pellet, Professor at the University of Paris X - Nanterre, attempts to clarify the following theme: how does international law adapt to the changing needs of the international society? The question is …

Kawano, Mariko Keywords: International Court of Justice | Judicial settlement of international disputes | Procedure | Jurisdiction | International community | Public interest | Pacific settlement of disputes | Development of international law | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT The course of Ms. Mariko Kawano, Professor of Waseda University in Tokyo, is devoted to the role of judicial proceedings in the peaceful settlement of disputes. The main objective of the course is to examine the different types of roles that the International Court of Ju…