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19 - Dispute Settlement, Particularly Adjudication and Arbitration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2025

By
Gleider Hernández  and
Momchil Milanov
General editor
Randall Lesaffer
Edited by
Robert Kolb  and
Momchil Milanov
Randall Lesaffer
Affiliation:
KU Leuven and Tilburg University
Robert Kolb
Affiliation:
Université de Genève
Momchil Milanov
Affiliation:
International Court of Justice
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In this chapter, the authors frame the interwar period as instrumental for the institutionalisation of international dispute settlement, with respect to both the establishment of institutions and the development of new applicable law. The chapter focuses on the institutions, but equally emphasises the foundational principles which govern the field, with the principle of consent at the forefront; with all their characteristic features and limitations, such principles are conspicuous and remain valid today. The chapter gives context to the creation of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the subsequent establishment and the main features of the Permanent Court; last but not least, it pays homage to the mixed arbitral tribunals, with their impressive machinery and cases decided. The interwar period was undoubtedly a time of experimentation, but it would be naïve to believe that it has come to an end: experiments remain ongoing.

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international dispute settlementarbitrationadjudicationmixed arbitral tribualsPCIJPermanent Court of ArbitrationAdvisory Committee of Jurists
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The Cambridge History of International Law , pp. 612 - 649
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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