Supplemental Readings

Table of Contents

• Introduction to Sources of International Law and International Legal Theory

• Evolution and Structure of International Judicial Bodies

• Introduction to the International Court of Justice - Structure, Procedures, & Jurisdiction
  -- Generally
  -- Compulsory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice and the Nicaragua Case
  -- Advisory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice

• Treaty Law in International Tribunals

• Development of Customary International Law by International Tribunals

• The Application of General Principles of Law Common to All Nations and the Use of Subsidiary Sources By International Tribunals

• Assessing the International Court of Justice
  -- Non-Appearance, Non-Participation and Non-Performance
  -- U.S. Non-Appearance in the Nicaragua Case
  -- Fact-Finding by the I.C.J.
  -- International Incidents
  -- Enforcement and the Use of Interim Measures

• The Evolving International Court of Justice

• The Future of the International Court of Justice

• International Courts and the Laws of War

• International Arbitrations - The U.S.- Iran Claims Tribunal

• International Courts and Human Rights
  -- Generally
  -- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights
  -- The European Court of Human Rights

• New International Courts: Problems and Prospects