Justice in international law : selected writings of Stephen M. Schwebel
Judge Stephen M. Schwebel has been a highly respected member of the International Court of Justice since 1981. Since 1947 he has written more than 100 articles, commentaries and book reviews in legal and other periodicals and in the press. This volume brings together 36 of his legal articles and commentaries of continuing interest. The first part of the book examines the performance and capacity of the International Court of Justice, the second with aspects of international arbitration, and the third part looks at problems of the United Nations, especially the authority of the Secretary-General, the character of the Secretariat and financial apportionment. Part IV. deals with questions of international contracts and taking foreign property interests, while the fifth part considers the development of international law, and in particular the central problem of the unlawful use of force.--Publisher description
xiii, 630 pages : portrait ; 24 cm
9780521462846, 9780511551765, 0521462843, 0511551762
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Reflections on the role of the International Court of Justice
Relations between the International Court of Justice and the United Nations
Was the capacity to request an advisory opinion wider in the Permanent Court of International Justice than it is in the International Court of Justice?
Authorizing the Secretary-General of the United Nations to request advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice
Preliminary rulings by the International Court of Justice at the instance of national courts
Chambers of the International Court of Justice formed for particular cases
Three cases of fact-finding by the International Court of Justice
Indirect aggression in the International Court
Human rights in the World Court
Arbitration and the exhaustion of local remedies / with J. Gillis Wetter
Arbitration and the exhaustion of local remedies revisited
Some aspects of international law in arbitration between states and aliens. The majority vote of an international arbitral tribunal
The prospects for international arbitration : inter-state disputes
The origins and development of Article 99 of the Charter
The international character of the Secretariat of the United Nations
Secretary-General and Secretariat
A United Nations "guard" and a United Nations "legion"
Mini-states and a more effective United Nations
Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations : memorandum of law
The United States assaults the ILO
Goldberg variations
Report of the Committee on Nationalization of Property of the American Branch of the International Law Association
The story of the United Nations Declaration on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources
Speculations on specific performance of a contract vetween a state and foreign national
On whether the breach by a state of a contract with an alien is a breach of international law. Some little-known cases on concessions / with J. Gillis Wetter
Commentary on "Social discipline and the multinational enterprise" and "Security of investment abroad"
The legal effect of resolutions and codes of conduct of the United Nations
The United Nations and the challenge of a changing international law
What weight to conquest?
The Brezhnev Doctrine repealed and peaceful coexistence enacted
Aggression, intervention, and self-defense in modern international law
Address and commentary
The compliance process and the future of international law
Government legal advising in the field of foreign affairs
Includes index