The International Court of Justice / Hugh Thirlway.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.

The court : principal judicial organ of the United Nations -- Composition of the court and role of the registry -- The law applied by the court -- Jurisdiction in contentious cases (I) - Jurisdiction in contentious cases (II) -- Jurisdiction in advisory proceedings -- Overview of conentious proceedings -- The procedure in a contentious case -- Procedure in advisory cases -- Form, content, and preparation of decisions -- The effect of the decision and its enforcement -- Judges' separate and dissenting opinions -- Provisional measures -- Preliminary objections -- Intervention -- Interpretation and revision of judgments -- The court at 70 : concluding reflections.

"In recent years States have made more and more extensive use of the International Court of Justice for the judicial settlement of disputes. Despite being declared by the Court's Statute to have no binding force for States other than the parties to the case, its decisions have come to constitute a body of jurisprudence that is frequently invoked in other disputes, in international negotiation, and in academic writing. This jurisprudence, covering a wide range of aspects of international law, is the subject of considerable ongoing academic examination; it needs however to be seen against the background, and in the light, of the Court's structure, jurisdiction and operation, and the principles applied in these domains. The purpose of this book is thus to provide an accessible and comprehensive study of this aspect of the Court, and in particular of its procedure, written by a scholar who has had unique opportunities of close observation of the Court in action. This distillation of direct experience and expertise makes it essential reading for all those who study, teach or practise international law." --book flap.