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The ICJ and the Evolution of International Law: The Enduring Impact of the Corfu Channel Case

Edited by: Karine Bannelier, Theodore Christakis, Sarah Heathcote

ISBN13: 9780415870191
Published: April 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Paperback (Hardback in 2011)
Price: £46.99
Hardback edition , ISBN13 9780415605977



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In 1949 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its first judgment in the Corfu Channel Case. In diffusing an early Cold War dispute, the Court articulated a set of legal principles which continue to shape our appreciation of the international legal order.

Many of the issues dealt with by the Court in 1949 remain central questions of international law, including due diligence, forcible intervention and self-help, maritime operations, navigation in international straits and the concept of elementary considerations of humanity. The Court's decision has been cited on numerous occasions in subsequent international litigation. Indeed, the relevance of this judgment goes far beyond the subject matter dealt with by the Court in 1949, extending to pressing problems such as trans-boundary pollution, terrorism and piracy. In short, it was and remains a thoroughly modern decision - a landmark for international law; and one which today warrants reconsideration. Taking a critical approach, this book examines the decision's influence on international law generally and on some fields of international law like the law of the sea and the law of international responsibility specifically. The book collects the commentary of a distinguished set of international law scholars, including four well-known international judges. The contributors consider not only the history of the Corfu Channel Judgment and its contribution to the development of international law, but also its resonance in many contemporary issues in the field of international law. This book will be of particular interest to academics and students of International Law, International Relations and Legal History

Subjects:
Public International Law
Contents:
Part I. Views from the Bench: the Legacy of the Corfu Channel Case,
1. An International Contentious Case on the Threshold of the Cold War, Mohammed Bedjaoui
2. The Corfu Channel case and the concept of sovereignty, Mohamed Bennouna
3.The Bar, Jean-Pierre Cot.

Part II. The Historical and Institutional Framework
4.The Corfu Channel Case in Perspective: The Factual and Political Background, Aristoteles Constantinides
5.The International Court of Justice and the Security Council: Disentangling Themis from Ares, Giovanni Distefano and Etienne Henry.

Part III. Procedural and Evidential Issues before the World Court
6.The Basis of the Court's Jurisdiction and the Scope and Usefulness of Forum Prorogatum, Henry Burmester
7. The International Court of Justice and Standards of Proof, Katherine Del Mar
8.'Naval Secrets', Public Interest Immunity and Open Justice, Kenneth J. Keith Part IV. Law of the Sea,
9. International Straits: Still a Matter of Contention?, Stuart Kaye
10. Dangerous Waters and International Law: The Corfu Channel Case, Warships, and Sovereignty Irritants, Rob McLaughlin
11. Peacetime Maritime Operations, Donald R. Rothwell Part V. Fundamental Rules of International Law
12.The Court's Decision in silentium on the Sources of International Law: Its Enduring Significance, Akiho Shibata
13. Intervention and Self-help, Theodore Christakis
14. A Policy of Force, Christine Gray
15. Foundational Judgment or Constructive Myth? The Court's Decision as a Precursor to International Environmental Law, Karine Bannelier
16. The Interaction between International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law and the Contribution of the ICJ, Djamchid Momtaz and Amin Ghanbari Amirhandeh
17. Elementary Considerations of Humanity, Matthew Zagor

Part VI. Issues of State Responsibility
18. State Omissions and Due Diligence: Aspects of Fault, Damage and Contribution to Injury in the Law of State Responsibility, Sarah Heathcote
19. The Limits of Complicity as a Ground for Responsibility: Lessons Learned from the Corfu Channel case, Olivier Corten and Pierre Klein
20. Reparation and Compliance, Pierre d'Argent Conclusion, Hilary Charlesworth
21. Conclusion, Hilary Charlesworth