Institutional Law of International Dispute Settlement

Institutional Law of International Dispute Settlement

2015/2016 – 1st semester

General documents

-  UN Charter and ICJ Statute (treaties.un.org/doc/publication/ctc/uncharter.pdf)

-  ICJ Rules of Court (www.icj-cij.org/documents/index.php?p1=4&p2=3&)

Reading materials

Thu 24 Sept / Introduction
Fri 25 Sept / Diplomatic means of international dispute settlement
-  UN Charter, Chapter VI
-  1961 IDI Conciliation (www.idi-iil.org/idiE/resolutionsE/1961_salz_02_en.pdf)
-  1970 UN GA Res on Friendly Relations (www.un-documents.net/a25r2625.htm)
-  1982 UN Manila Declaration (www.un.org/documents/ga/res/37/a37r010.htm)
Tue 29 Sept / Arbitration
-  1875 IDI Arbitration (www.idi-iil.org/idiF/resolutionsF/1875_haye_01_fr.pdf)
-  1899 and 1907 Hague Conventions for the pacific settlement of international disputes (www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1187)
Thu 1 Oct / Seminar
Fri 2 Oct / Seminar
Tue 6 Oct / International Court of Justice (introduction)
-  Corfu Channel case (preliminary objection) (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/1/1569.pdf)
-  Corfu Channel case (compromis) (http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/1/1495.pdf)
Thu 8 Oct / International Court of Justice (introduction)
-  Corfu Channel case (merits) (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/1/1645.pdf)
-  Corfu Channel case (compensation) (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/1/1663.pdf)
Fri 9 Oct / International Court of Justice (composition and applicable law)
-  ICJ Statute (articles 1-33) and ICJ Rules (article 18)
-  ICJ Lockerbie, Joint declaration Bedjaoui, Guillaume, Ranjeva (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/88/7132.pdf)
Thu 15 Oct / Sospensione attività didattica
Fri 16 Oct / Sospensione attività didattica
Tue 20 Oct / International Court of Justice (advisory jurisdiction)
-  ICJ Kosovo, par. 17-56 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/141/15988.pdf)
Thu 22 Oct / International Court of Justice (contentious jurisdiction) (justiciable disputes)
-  ICJ Statute, Articles 34-36
-  ICJ Georgia Russia, par. 23-39, 105, 113 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/140/16398.pdf)
-  ICJ Northern Cameroons, p. 34-38 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/48/5206.pdf)
Fri 23 Oct / International Court of Justice (locus standi)
-  ICJ South West Africa 1962 (http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/47/4908.pdf)
-  ICJ South West Africa 1966, par. 14, 16, 19-26, 33-34, 48-54, 85-88, 99 (http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/47/4954.pdf)
Fri 23 Oct / International Court of Justice (locus standi)
-  ICJ Belgio Senegal, par. 44-55 and 64-70 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/144/17064.pdf)
Tue 27 Oct / International Court of Justice (principal proceedings)
-  ICJ Statute, Articles 39-52
-  ICJ Pulpmills, Declaration Yusuf (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/135/15888.pdf)
Thu 29 Oct / International Court of Justice (provisional measures)
-  ICJ LaGrand (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/104/7725.pdf)
-  ICJ Préah Vihéar, par. 33-68 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/151/16564.pdf)
Fri 30 Oct / International Court of Justice (preliminary objections)
-  ICJ Military Activities, par. 1-4, 11-18, 25-31, 37, 57-63, 67-76, 84-112 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/70/6485.pdf)
Fri 30 Oct / Seminar
Tue 3 Nov / International Court of Justice (counter-claims, joinder)
-  ICJ Genocide case (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/91/7335.pdf)
Thu 5 Nov / International Court of Justice (third party participation)
-  ICJ Whaling, par. 6-22 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/148/17268.pdf)
Fri 6 Nov / International Court of Justice (deliberation)
-  ICJ Statute, Articles 54-59
-  Internal Judicial Practice (www.icj-cij.org/documents/index.php?p1=4&p2=5&p3=2&lang=en)
Thu 12 Nov / International Court of Justice (interpretation, revision, enforcement)
-  ICJ Statute, Articles 60-61
-  UN Charter, Article 94
-  ICJ interpretation Avena 2009 § 11-14, 21, 24-25, 29-45, 50-56 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/139/14939.pdf)
Fri 13 Nov / UNCLOS
-  UNCLOS, Articles 279-298 (www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf)
-  ITLOS Statute (www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/documents/basic_texts/statute_en.pdf)
Tue 17 Nov / ITLOS
-  ITLOS Enrica Lexie (https://www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/documents/cases/case_no.24_prov_meas/C24_Order_24.08.2015_orig_Eng.pdf)
-  ITLOS Virginia G (www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/documents/cases/case_no.19/judgment/C19-Judgment_14.04.14_corr.pdf)
Thu 19 Nov / WTO
-  DSU (www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/28-dsu.pdf)
Tue 24 Nov / Concurrent jurisdiction
-  ICJ Somalia (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/161/18362.pdf)
-  PCA Mox plant case, procedural order n. 3 (www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1148)
-  ICJ Timor Leste (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/156/17990.pdf)
Thu 26 Nov / Investment Disputes
-  ICSID Convention (https://icsid.worldbank.org/ICSID/StaticFiles/basicdoc/CRR_English-final.pdf)
-  IDI Tokyo resolution 2013 (www.idi-iil.org/idiE/resolutionsE/2013_tokyo_en.pdf)
Fri 27 Nov / Developments in international arbitration
-  UNCITRAL Rules (www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/arb-rules-2013/UNCITRAL-Arbitration-Rules-2013-e.pdf)
-  PCA Arbitration Rules (www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1188)
Thu 3 Dec / Arbitration v. Adjudication
Fri 4 Dec / Written Test