Liber amicorum Judge Shigeru Oda
by Wolfrum, Rüdiger, Ando, Nisuke, McWhinney, Edward, Oda, Shigeru
"The rights and obligations of states are determined by rules of international law. Indirectly though, they may also be controlled by specific legal methodologies used by international courts and tribunals when adjudicating matters involving states' measures and actions. The sta…
International courts use two key methodologies to determine the degree of deference granted to states in their implementation of international obligations: the standard of review and margin of appreciation. This book investigates how these doctrines are applied in international …
This text provides an overview of the jurisdiction and procedures of all the principal general and specialised international dispute settlement bodies. The areas included are human rights, international criminal law and the law of the sea.
The dramatic rise in the number of international courts and tribunals and the expansion of their legal powers has been one of the most significant developments in international law of the late 20th century. The emergence of an international judiciary provided international law w…