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1 - Functions of the International Court of Justice

from Part I - The Role of the ICJ

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2023

By
Judge James Crawford ,
Freya Baetens  and
Rose Cameron
Edited by
Carlos Espósito  and
Kate Parlett
Carlos Espósito
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Kate Parlett
Affiliation:
Twenty Essex, London
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Summary

The chapter traces the origins of the ICJ in its predecessor, the PCIJ, and then considers the Court’s core functions: deciding the disputes submitted to it and exercising its advisory functions. It also critically examines the Court’s functions in finding and developing the law, and in maintaining international peace and security.

Keywords

International Court of JusticePermanent Court of International Justicecontentious jurisdictionjudgmentsadvisory jurisdictionadvisory opinionsdevelopment of international lawpeace and security
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The Cambridge Companion to the International Court of Justice , pp. 13 - 45
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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Further Reading

Pellet, A., ‘Competence of the Court, Article 38’, in Zimmermann, A. and Tams, C. (eds.), The Statute of the International Court of Justice, 3rd ed. (Oxford University Press, 2019)Google Scholar
Frowein, J. and Oellers-Frahm, K., ‘Advisory Opinions, Article 65’, in Zimmermann, A. and Tams, C. (eds.), The Statute of the International Court of Justice, 3rd ed. (Oxford University Press, 2019)Google Scholar
Hernández, G. I., The International Court of Justice and the Judicial Function (Oxford University Press, 2014)CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Messineo, F., ‘The Functions of the International Court of Justice’ in Kent, A., Skoutaris, N. and Trinidad, J. (eds.), The Future of International Courts: Regional, Institutional and Procedural Challenges (Routledge, 2019) 109Google Scholar
Brown, C., A Common Law of International Adjudication (Oxford University Press, 2017)Google Scholar
Tanaka, Y., The Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes (Cambridge University Press, 2018), pp. 175–226CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Schabas, W., The International Court of Justice (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020)Google Scholar

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