This book discusses the future role of the International Court of
Justice (ICJ) in a world facing survival challenges. It discusses
threats such as climate change, environmental degradation and
pandemics, and argues that in the future the ICJ will need to carry
out judicial, security and protection functions as it is the only
organ of the United Nations (UN) that can discharge such functions
in view of its independence and expertise. The author
proposes that the ICJ can apply a hitherto unused jurisdictional
provision in Article 36 of its statute that allows it to deal with
"All Matters Specially Provided for in the UN Charter" and presents
three examples of issues that would require the urgent attention of
the ICJ: vaccine equity in a global pandemic, climate disaster, and
mass movements of people across frontiers due to climate change and
environmental degradation. Bertrand Ramcharan (Guyana) is a
Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn with a Doctorate in
international law from the London School of Economics (LSE) and the
Diploma in International Law of the Hague Academy of International
Law. He was LSE International Law Scholar and has been Commissioner
of the International Commission of Jurists and a Member of the
Permanent Court of Arbitration. He has also been Director of the
Research Centre of the Hague Academy of International Law (The
Right to Life), Professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute, and
Chancellor of the University of Guyana. He is a former Chief
speech-writer of the UN Secretary-General, and has performed the
functions of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. His doctoral
thesis was on the approach of the International Law Commission to
the codification and progressive development of international
law.Â
General
| Imprint: |
T.M.C. Asser Press
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Release date: |
March 2023 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Bertrand Ramcharan
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
195 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2022 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-9462655218 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
9462655219 |
| Barcode: |
9789462655218 |
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