International Courts and the Development of International Law: Essays in Honour of Tullio Treves

ISBN-13: 9789067048934 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 951 str.

Nerina Boschiero; Tullio Scovazzi

Opis

This book contains a collection of essays by leading experts linked to the outstanding characteristics of the scholar in honour of whom it is published, Tullio Treves, who combines his academic background with his practical experiences of a negotiator of international treaties and a judge of an international tribunal. It covers international public and private law related to international courts and the development of international law.Under Article 38 of its Statute, the International Court of Justice can apply judicial decisions only as a subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law . However, there are many reasons to believe that international courts and tribunals do play quite an important role in the progressive development of international law. There are a number of decisions which are inevitably recalled as the first step, or a decisive step, in the process of the formation of a new rule of customary international law. In these cases, can the judge be considered as a subsidiary of others? Are these cases compatible with the common belief that a judge cannot create law? Is this a peculiarity of international law, which is characterized by the existence of several courts but the lack of a legislator? Do decisions by different courts lead to the consequence of a fragmented international law? This volume provides the reader with an elaboration of various questions linked to the legislative role of courts.In their choices of subjects, some contributors have taken into account the general aspects of the development of international rules through court decisions or specific sectors of international law, such as human rights, international crimes, international economic law, environmental law and the law of the sea. Others have chosen the subject of the rules on jurisdiction and procedure of international courts. The question of the courts role in the development of areas of law different from public international law, namely private international law and European Union law, has also been considered.The information and views contained in this book will be of great value to academics, students, judges, practitioners and all others interested in the public and private international law aspects of the link between international courts and the development of international law."

Spis treści

Homage to Judge Tullio Treves.- L’Équation de Salomon.- Le juge et la codification di droit de la responsabilité. Quelques remarques concernant l'application judiciaire des articles de la CDI sur la responsabilité de l’État pour fait internationalement illicite .- The Effect of Armed Conflict on Treaties – A Stock-Taking.- The Growth of Specialized International Tribunals and the Fears of Fragmentation of International Law.- The “Right Mix” and “Ambiguities” in Particular Customs. A Few Remarks on the San Juan River Case.- State Immunity: A Swedish Perspective.- Interpreting “Generic Terms”: Between Respect for the Parties’ Original Intention and Identification of the Ordinary Meaning.-Dispute Settlement Procedures and Fresh Water: Multiplicity and Diversity at Stake.- Quelques observations sur les mesures conservatoires indiquées par la Cour de la Haye.- Evidence before the International Court of Justice: Issues of Fact and Questions of Law in the Determination of International Custom.- Competence and Jurisdiction in Public International Law: International Courts in the Americas.- Procedural Aspects concerning Jurisdiction and Admissibility in Cases of Maritime Delimitation before the ICJ.- Brief Notes on the Principle of Non Bis in Idem within Concurrent International and Domestic Criminal Jurisdiction.- Jura Novit Curia in International Human Rights Tribunals.- The Composition of the International Court of Justice.- Interventions in Proceedings before International Courts and Tribunals: To what extent may interventions serve the pursuance of community interests? Some Aspects of the Use of Force in Maritime Law Enforcement.- Procedures Entailing Binding Decisions and Disputes Concerning the Interpretation or Application of the Law of the Sea.- Prospects for the Judicial Settlement of the Dispute between Croatia and Slovenia over Piran Bay.- In Praise of Urgency. Reflections on the Practice of ITLOS.- International Courts and the Development of the International Law of the Sea on the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf.- “Ships”.- Where the Judge Approaches the Legislator: Some Cases Relating To Law of the Sea.- The Exercise of Administrative Functions by ITLOS: A Comment on Prompt Release Cases.- Consolidation or Deviation? On Trends and Challenges in the Settlement of Maritime Delimitation Disputes by International Courts and Tribunals.- Legal Standing of NGOs in Environmental Disputes in Europe.- Indigenous Peoples, the Environment and International Jurisprudence.- Les vertus pratiques des obligations générales relatives à l’environnement dans la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer.- The International Court of Justice and International Environmental Law.- Implementing Part XII of the 1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention and the Role of  International Courts.- The Duty of Environmental Impact Assessment in the First ITLOS Chamber’s Advisory Opinion: Towards the Supremacy of the General Rule to Protect and Preserve the Marine Environment as a Common Value? Remarks on the Role of Ex Curia Scientific Experts in International Environmental Disputes.- La contribution des mécanismes de contrôle et de suivi au développement du droit international : le cas du Projet du Canal de Bystroe dans le cadre de la Convention d’Espoo.- Human Rights Judicial and Semi-Judicial Bodies and Customary International Law on State Responsibility.- The Vegetarian Diet in Prison: A Human Right? The Case of Jakóbski v. Poland.- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and its Contribution to the Protection of Children’s Rights.- Mesures anti-piraterie en Somalie entre les droits de l'homme et les garanties du droit humanitaire. La contribution de la jurisprudence et de la pratique des mécanismes de contrôle non juridictionnel.- International Judges and the Protection of Human Rights at Sea.- Interpreting the ECHR in the Light of “Other” International Instruments: Systemic Integration or Fragmentation of Rules on Treaty Interpretation? The Rule of Prior Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies: Theory and Practice in International Human Rights Procedures.- The Experiences of the European and Inter-American Courts of Human Rights with the International Standards on the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Times of Emergency.- Recent Trends in International Investment Arbitration and the Protection of Human Rights in the Public Services Sector.- The European Court of Human Rights and the Best Interests of the Child in the Recent Case Law on International Child Abduction.- L’autonomie du Procureur et la supervision du Juge dans l’activation de la compétence de la Cour Pénale Internationale: l’affaire du Kenya.- Political and Military Leaders' Criminal Responsibility before International Criminal Courts and Tribunals.- International Courts and the Crime of Genocide.- Recent Developments in the Fight against International Terrorism. The Role of European Courts.- The Contribution of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to the Notion of Terrorism: Judicial Creativity or Progressive Development of International Law? Public Morals in International Trade: WTO Faces Censorship.- The WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding Review:What Future for the Appellate Stage? Reforms to the Global Governance Model in Times of Crisis.- The World Bank Inspection Panel and the Development of International Law.- The 2008 Investment Arbitration between Italy and Cuba: The Application of the Rules of Attribution and the 1993 BIT’s Scope Ratione Personae under Scrutiny.- State-to-State Dispute Settlement Pursuant to Bilateral Investment Treaties: Is there Potential? The ECJ’s Rule of Reason and Internationally Mandatory Rules.- Jurisdictional Immunities of the State and Exequatur of Foreign Judgments: A private International Law Evaluation of the Recent ICJ’s Judgment (Germany v. Italy).- Uniform International Law on the Carriage of Goods by Sea: Recent Trends Towards a Multimodal Perspective.- Freedom of States to Regulate Nationality: European versus International Court of Justice? Jurisdiction, Fair Trial, and Public Policy: The Krombach and Gambazzi Cases.- Some Reflections on the Principle of Consistent Interpretation through the Case Law of the European Court of Justice.- La Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne se prononce sur l'importation de produits fabriqués dans les territoires palestiniens  occupés : verre demi plein ou verre demi vide?  Addressing Irregular Immigration through Criminal Penalties. Reflections on the Contribution of the ECJ to Refining and Developing a Complex Balance.

O autorze

Nerina Boschiero and Tullio Scovazzi are both professor of international law at the Universities of, respectively, Milan and Milano-Bicocca, Italy. Chiara Ragni and Cesare Pitea are both researcher in international law at the Universities of, respectively, Milan and Parma, Italy.