The Oxford Handbook of International Adjudication
The post Cold War proliferation of international adjudicatory bodies and international
adjudication has had dramatic effects on both international law and politics, greatly
affecting international relations, particularly economic relations, the enforcement of
human rights, and the criminal pursuit of perpetrators of mass atrocities. International
courts and tribunals have become, in some respects, the lynchpin of the modern
international legal system.
The Oxford Handbook of International Adjudication uniquely brings
together analysis of the legal, philosophical, ethical and political considerations
brought about by these bodies. It provides an original and comprehensive understanding of
the various forms of international adjudication. A series of cross-cutting chapters
overview key issues in the field, both theoretical and practical, providing scholars,
students, and practitioners with a detailed understanding of important legal and political
influences within the international adjudicative process. The Handbook is divided into six
parts.
PART 1: MAPPING INTERNATIONAL ADJUDICATION ; 1. Mapping International Courts and
Tribunals, the Issues and Players ; 2. Illustrations: A Reader's Guide ; 3. The Origins of
International Adjudication ; 4. Contemporary International Adjudicators: Evolution and
Multiplication ; 5. Trial and Error in International Judicialization ; 6. The Shadow Zones
in International Judicialization ; 7. The Challenge of Proliferation: Legal &
Normative Debates About International Adjudication ;
PART 2: ORDERS AND FAMILIES OF INTERNATIONAL ADJUDICATORS ; 8. The Main Functions of
International Adjudicators ; 9. International Courts and Tribunals for Inter-State
Disputes ; 10. Criminal Courts ; 11. Human Rights Courts ; 12. Courts of Regional Economic
and Political Integration Agreements ; 13. Administrative Tribunals ; 14. International
Claims and Compensation Bodies ; 15. Arbitration of Investment Disputes ;
PART 3: THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO STUDYING INTERNATIONAL ADJUDICATION ; 16.
Transnational Legal Process Theories ; 17. Political Science Theories ; 18. Sociological
Approaches ; 19. Trustees of International Law? Philosophical Queries of the Proper Role
of International Courts ;
PART 4: CRUCIAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL ADJUDICATION ; 20. Conversations
among Courts: International and Domestic Adjudicators ; 21. Effectiveness of International
Adjudicators ; 22. Enforcement / Compliance with Decisions and Provisional Measures ; 23.
International Judicial Behavior ; 24. Political Constraints ; 25. Who Litigates? ; 26.
Judgments and Decisions: The Making of International Law by International Courts and
Tribunals ;
PART 5: KEY ACTORS ; 27. The International Judge ; 28. The International Litigators ;
29. The International Bar ; 30. International Criminal Prosecutors ; 31. Defense Counsels
in International Criminal Courts ; 32. Legal Secretariats, Registry and Staff ;
PART 6: SELECTED LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL ADJUDICATION ; 33.
Election and Selection of Judges ; 34. Judicial Ethics ; 35. Jurisdiction and
Admissibility ; 36. Third Parties (Including Victims' Rights) ; 37. Evidence,
Fact-Finding, and Experts ; 38. Inherent Powers ; 39. Remedies ; 40. Financing
1072 pages, Hardcover