This book assesses the impact that pronouncements by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have had on international law. It provides a comprehensive overview of the role of the ICJ in the contemporary law-making process.

1. Introduction ; 2. The ICJ as an Agent of Legal Development? ; 3. The ICJ and the Law of Treaties ; 4. The ICJ and the Law of State Responsibility ; 5. The ICJ and Diplomatic Protection ; 6. The ICJ and the Institutional Law of the United Nations ; 7. The ICJ and the Law of Territory ; 8. The ICJ and the Jus ad Bellum ; 9. The ICJ and the Law of the Sea ; 10. The ICJ and Human Rights ; 11. The ICJ and International Humanitarian Law ; 12. The ICJ and International Environmental Law ; 13. The ICJ and Rights of Peoples and Minorities ; 14. The ICJ and the Law of Immunities ; 15. The Development of International Law by the International Court of Justice Revisiting Hersch Lauterpacht's Assumptions

Assesses the impact that the International Court of Justice has had on the development of international law Offers new insights into the role of the Court as a potential law-maker Analyses the influence of the Court on key areas of international law, such as human rights, international environmental law, diplomatic protection, and state responsibility Written by a stellar team of academics, including Professor Vaughan Lowe QC, Judge Bruno Simma, Professor James Crawford, and Sir Franklin Berman

Christian J. Tams is Professor of International Law at the University of Glasgow's School of Law, where he teaches international law at the undergraduate and graduate levels and directs the Law School's LLM programme. Prior to this, he was assistant professor at the Walther Schücking Institute of International Law at the University of Kiel, Germany, to which he remains affiliated. He is a qualified German lawyer, and holds an LL.M. and Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He has frequently written on the law and practice of the International Court of Justice. James Sloan is a member of faculty at the University of Glasgow, School of Law where he teaches courses in the United Nations, International Human Rights and International Criminal law at the Honours and Masters levels. Before joining the School of Law, he qualified as a lawyer in Ontario and New York and worked in Toronto for several years. Subsequently, he worked in a number of capacities at the international level. Among other positions held, he was Political Advisor and Acting Head of Mission for a UN peace operation in Papua New Guinea, Legal Advisor to the International Service for Human Rights in Geneva and a Legal Assistant at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Assesses the impact that the International Court of Justice has had on the development of international law Offers new insights into the role of the Court as a potential law-maker Analyses the influence of the Court on key areas of international law, such as human rights, international environmental law, diplomatic protection, and state responsibility Written by a stellar team of academics, including Professor Vaughan Lowe QC, Judge Bruno Simma, Professor James Crawford, and Sir Franklin Berman