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International Law

University of Michigan Law School

Michigan Journal of International Law

1990

International Court of Justice

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A Functional Approach To "General Principles Of International Law", M. Cherif Bassiouni Jan 1990

A Functional Approach To "General Principles Of International Law", M. Cherif Bassiouni

Michigan Journal of International Law

"General Principles of International Law" are among the sources of national and international law' which have long been recognized and applied in disputes between States.2 They were embodied in the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice ["PCIJ"], article 38 (I)(3), and in the Statute of the International Court of Justice ["ICJ"], article 38 (1)(c), under the terms "general principles of law recognized by civilized nations." As discussed below, both the PCIJ and ICJ have relied on this source.


"Normative Surrender" And The "Duty" To Appear Before The International Court Of Justice: A Reply, H. W.A. Thirlway Jan 1990

"Normative Surrender" And The "Duty" To Appear Before The International Court Of Justice: A Reply, H. W.A. Thirlway

Michigan Journal of International Law

A recent article in the Michigan Yearbook of International Legal Studies by Professor Jerome Elkind included a section, headed "Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice," which was addressed to the question whether States have a legal duty to appear before the International Court of Justice when cited as respondents in cases instituted by unilateral application. This question was dealt with by the present writer at some length in a recent book, and since Professor Elkind, who has also published a book on the subject, reaches a different conclusion, and refers critically to the views the author has expressed, some …