The Settlement of Disputes in International Law Institutions and Procedures

The fully revised and updated new edition of this authoritative work provides a clear and detailed analysis of the institutions and procedures for the settlement of international disputes. There has been a continued expansion of the number of international tribunals and the number of cases before international courts in recent years. The proliferation of such fora and of the jurisprudence they generate has made it essential to understand and regulate evolving and competing jurisdictions. This new edition authoritatively sets out the substance and procedure of the law of international dispute settlement in the context of these new developments. The first part of the book examines the different methods and institutions of dispute settlement. It introduces the most important dispute settlement methods and discusses the role of domestic courts in settling international disputes. It assesses the institutions of general jurisdiction, notably the International Court of Justice, and the various sectoral regimes of dispute settlement. Part two provides a comprehensive examination of procedure before an international court or tribunal. It sets out the shared elements of procedure, while also highlighting the important procedural differences between the various international courts and arbitral bodies. This section includes an discussion of the law of evidence and the conduct of counsel in international adjudication. The third part focuses on the problems facing the system of international dispute settlement as a result of the proliferation of dispute resolution mechanisms, and the augmenting specialization and fragmentation of international law. It analyses the various ways competing jurisdictions can be regulated to avoid creating conflicting decisions, and the resultant systemic incoherence. The book remains essential reading for both students of international law and international legal practitioners.

1 - Introduction
2 - Methods of Dispute Settlement: The Basic Framework
3 - The Role of Domestic Courts in the Settlement of International Disputes
4 - Arbitration
5 - The International Court of Justice
6 - Dispute Settlement in the Law of the Sea
7 - The Settlement of International Economic Disputes
8 - The Settlement of International Investment Disputes
9 - Dispute Settlement and the Global Environment
10 - Disputes between the Individual and the State
11 - Dispute Settlement in International Sport
12 - The Initial Stages
13 - Preliminary Objections
14 - Provisional Measures
15 - Third Parties
16 - The Judgment or Award
17 - The Tribunal
18 - The Bench
19 - Pleadings and Hearings
20 - Conduct of Counsel
21 - Evidence
22 - The Proliferation of International Courts and Tribunals
23 - Regulating Competing Jurisdictions
24 - Outlook

John Collier retired as Lecturer in Law and Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 2001. Vaughan Lowe, QC is Emeritus Chichele Professor of Public International Law and a Fellow of All Souls College. He was formerly Reader in International Law and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College in the University of Cambridge; and before that he taught at the universities of Cardiff and Manchester and, as a visiting professor, in the USA. He practices as a barrister from Essex Court Chambers, London. He has advised governments and corporations on matters of international law, and is the author of many books and articles on the subject. He was appointed QC in 2008. Antonios Tzanakopoulos is a University Lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Anne's College. Prior to that he was a Lecturer in Public International Law at University College London. He has taught at the Universities of Oxford and Glasgow. He studied law in Athens, New York, and Oxford. Antonios is a qualified lawyer with the Athens Bar in Greece, Associate Editor for the Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts, and collaborateur scientifique of the Hellenic Institute for International and Foreign Law.