Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice introduces the subject of:

The Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes

Judge Higgins of the International Court of Justice

Judge Rosalyn Higgins speaks about the nomination process of judges to the International Court of Justice and goes on to speak about the history of the World Court -- i.e.: Permanent Court of Justice (1920 -1946) and the International Court of Justice (1945) -- the law which is applicable before it (ie: sources found at Art. 38 of the Statute of the ICJ), and its jurisidiction (see Article 36 of the Statute).

Judge Higgins then speaks about procedural issues, the judges and their background, the daily functioning of the Court, and finally the value of a judgement rendered by the Court .

Judge Thomas Buergenthal of the International Court of Justice

Judge Buergenthal, considers the International Court of Justice, its jurisdiction and the collegiality within the Court; he then considers the manner in which the judgements of the Court may be enforced.

Issues of jurisdiction in the Passage over India Case

On location, your host Jean Allain considers issues of jurisdiction which arose during the preliminary phase of the Passage over Indian Territory case.

Appellate Body -- WTO Dispute Settlement Panel

Professor Georges Abi-Saab, Member of the Appellate Body and former Chair, introduces himself, speaks of his time at the Graduate Institute of Gradute Studies, then considers dispute settlement within the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the relationship between the WTO and International law.

Links

Jean Allain, A Century of International Adjudication: The Rule of Law and its Limits, 2000

International Court of Justice

Passage over Indian Territory case (Summary of 1957 Preliminary Objections phase)

World Trade Organization -- Dispute Settlement

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