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Slides: Law Of Colorado River: Where We Are, Where We Are Going, Steven M. Fitten
Slides: Law Of Colorado River: Where We Are, Where We Are Going, Steven M. Fitten
Navigating the Future of the Colorado River (Martz Summer Conference, June 8-10)
Presenter: Steven M. Fitten, Chief Counsel, International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC)
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Examining The International Judicial Function: International Courts As Dispute Resolvers, Anna Spain
Examining The International Judicial Function: International Courts As Dispute Resolvers, Anna Spain
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This article examines the judicial function of international courts by considering both what it is and what it ought to be. The article identifies and describes two distinct functions - dispute settlement and peace promotion - and explores the tensions that exist in pursuing these two aims. It then introduces a third way of understanding the international judicial function that respects international courts’ traditional role as dispute settlers while allowing for their more engaged and proactive function as peacemakers. This third approach conceptualizes that the role of international courts is to resolve disputes. Doing so requires understanding courts as entities …