International Law and Dispute Settlement : New Problems and Techniques.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (444 pages)
- Studies in International Law Series .
- Studies in International Law Series .
Prelims -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1 The Changing Face of International Adjudication -- 1 Private Disputes and the Public Interest in International Law -- 2 The International Court of Justice and Environmental Disputes -- 3 Complaint and Grievance Mechanisms in International Dispute Settlement -- 4 Stuck in the Middle With You?: Alternative Approaches to Realising Accountability for Human Rights Violations by Business -- Part 2 Problems and Techniques in Substantive Areas of International Law -- 5 Practice and Procedure of Dispute Settlement in Individual Communication Cases within the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Congruence or Conflict? -- 6 Trends in Dispute Settlement in the Law of the Sea: Towards the Increasing Availability of Compulsory Means -- 7 The WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism as a New Technique for Settling Disputes in International Law -- 8 Legal Means of Dispute Settlement in the Field of Collective Security: The Quasi-Judicial Powers of the Security Council -- 9 Non-compliance Procedures and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms under International Environmental Agreements -- Appendix I to Chapter 9 -- Appendix II to Chapter 9 -- 10 The Antarctic Treaty after 50 Years -- 11 Cross-border Family Mediation -- Part 3 The Regional Dimension -- 12 Aspects of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights -- 13 The EU, the ECHR and the Effective Protection of Human Rights for Individuals -- 14 The European Court of Justice as a Constitutional Court: Implications for the EU and International Legal Orders -- Professor (emeritus) JG Merrills List of Publications, May 2009 -- Index.
This edited collection focuses upon the growth and complexity of legal methods used in international dispute settlement, which includes judicial settlement, arbitration and other legal means.