Enhancing the rule of law through the International Court of Justice

What is the current role of the International Court of Justice in contributing to the rule of law in the international community, and which future developments might enable it to have an even greater impact? These questions are explored in Enhancing the Rule of Law through the International Court of Justice , edited by Judge Giorgio Gaja and Jenny Grote Stoutenburg, Associate Legal Officer at the Court. Resulting from a conference celebrating the centenary of the Peace Palace in The Hague, the volume brings together contributions from Judges of the Court, eminent scholars and "new voices".

With contributions by: Ronny Abraham, Mohamed Bennouna, Ant nio A. Can ado Trindade, Giorgio Gaja, Christopher Greenwood, Mariko Kawano, Marcelo Kohen, Chehrazad Krari-Lahya, Rosa M hrlein, Hugh Thirlway, and Andreas Zimmermann

Reflections on a century of international justice and prospects for the future / Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade -- Between the quest for universality and its limited jurisdiction : the role of the International Court of Justice in enhancing the international rule of law / Andreas Zimmermann -- Cooperation and competition between the International Court of Justice and the Security Council / Chehrazad Krari-Lahya -- Judicial integrity and the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice / Christopher Greenwood -- Peace, justice, and provisional measures / Hugh Thirlway -- Preventing conflicts between the court's orders on provisional measures and Security Council resolutions / Giorgio Gaja -- Act-dependent judicial review of Security Council and General Assembly resolutions / Rosa Möhrlein -- The effects of international legal obligations in domestic law in light of the judgment of the court in the Medellin case / Ronny Abraham -- Decisions of the International Court of Justice on disputes concerning internal law / Mariko Kawano -- The court's contribution to determining of the content of fundamental principles of international law / Marcelo Kohen -- The International Court of Justice : bestriding past and present / Mohamed Bennouna.