Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law: Series Number 34: International Legal Argument in the Permanent Court of International Justice: The Rise of the International Judiciary

The International Court of Justice at The Hague is the principal judicial organ of the UN, and the successor of the Permanent Court of International Justice (1923-1946), which was the first real permanent court of justice at the international level. This 2005 book analyses the groundbreaking contribution of the Permanent Court to international law, both in terms of judicial technique and the development of legal principle. The book draws on archival material left by judges and other persons involved in the work of the Permanent Court, giving fascinating insights into many of its most important decisions and the individuals who made them (Huber, Anzilotti, Moore, Hammerskjoeld and others). At the same time it examines international legal argument in the Permanent Court, basing its approach on a developed model of international legal argument that stresses the intimate relationships between international and national lawyers and between international and national law.

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of treaties; List of abbreviations; Part I. The Permanent Court of International Justice: 1. A project of international justice; Part II. International Legal Argument: 2. The basis of international law; 3. The double structure of international legal argument; Part III. International Legal Argument in the Permanent Court of International Justice: 4. Revisiting the Permanent Court; 5. The foundational period, 1922-1924; 6. An international lawyer's approach, 1925-1930; 7. A national lawyer's approach, 1931-1940; Part IV. General Conclusions: 8. The legacy of the Permanent Court; Appendix; List of Advisory Opinions, Judgments and Orders of the Permanent Court of International Justice; Bibliography.