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Tables of Contents for The Settlement of Disputes in International Law
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Table of Abbreviations
xiii
 
Table of Cases
xvii
 
Introduction
1
18
Conflict, disputes and the Law
1
4
The range of dispute settlement procedures
5
5
Justiciability
10
9
PART ONE: INSTITUTIONS
Methods of Settlement of Disputes: The Basic Framework
19
26
Introduction
19
1
Negotiation
20
4
Inquiry and fact finding
24
3
Mediation and good offices
27
2
Conciliation
29
2
Arbitration
31
8
The Permanent Court Arbitration
35
3
The use of arbitration in recent times
38
1
Dispute Settlement Mechanisms and other developments
39
2
New directions? Iraq and the UN Compensation Commission
41
4
International Commercial Arbitration
45
14
Introduction
45
1
Arbitration rules
46
5
The ICC Rules
47
3
The UNCITRAL Rules
50
1
National arbitration laws
51
3
The UNCITRAL Model Law
53
1
International agreements on arbitration
54
4
Concluding remarks
58
1
Mixed Arbitrations
59
25
The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
59
14
The ICSID framework
60
1
Organs
60
1
Jurisdiction
61
1
Submission to ICSID jurisdiction
62
2
Parties to disputes
64
4
ICSID procedure
68
1
Conciliation
68
1
Arbitration
69
4
Enforcement of ICSID awards
73
1
The Iran-US Claims Tribunal
73
11
The Hostages Crisis
74
1
The Algiers Accords
75
1
The Iran-US Claims Tribunal
76
1
Claims of nationals
77
4
Official claims
81
1
Interpretative cases
81
1
Applicable law
82
1
Enforcement of Iran-US Claims Tribunal Awards
82
2
Dispute Settlement in the Law of the Sea
84
12
Introduction
84
3
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
87
3
The International Court of Justice
90
1
Annex VII arbitral tribunals
90
1
Annex VIII special arbitral tribunals
91
1
General provisions
92
4
The Settlement of International Economic Disputes
96
28
The GATT and WTO systems
96
8
The GATT system
96
3
The WTO system
99
5
Regional trade dispute settlement systems
104
13
The EU system
105
2
COMESA---the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
107
2
ECOWAS---the Economic Community of West African States
109
1
Other African economic organisations
110
1
NAFTA---the North American Free Trade Agreement
111
5
Mercosur---Mercado Comun del Sur/the Southern Common Market
116
1
International financial disputes
117
6
The IMF
117
2
The World Bank
119
2
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
121
2
Concluding remarks
123
1
The International Court of Justice
124
65
Participation
125
1
Composition of the Court and election of judges: Dismissal
126
1
Sittings: Chambers
127
2
Disqualification of judges
129
1
Ad hoc judges
130
1
President; Vice-President; Registrar; Seat
131
1
Competence and jurisdiction in contentious cases
132
23
All cases which the parties refer to the Court
133
2
Matters specially provided for in the UN Charter
135
1
Forum prorogatum
136
1
Treaties or conventions in force
137
2
`Transferred' jurisdiction
139
1
The Optional Clause
140
1
The character of the relationships created by a declaration
140
1
Reservations
141
2
Domestic jurisdiction
143
1
`Automatic' reservations
143
3
Limitation of jurisdiction to certain categories of case
146
1
Time limitations
146
2
`Multilateral treaty' reservations
148
1
Resort to other means of peaceful settlement
149
1
Condition of reciprocity
150
2
Withdrawal or termination of declaration
152
1
Variation of the terms of a declaration
153
1
`Transferred declarations
153
1
The Optional Clause: Summary
154
1
Admissibility
155
7
Hypothetical nature of the case
156
1
The case has become `moot'
157
1
Lack of interest in the subject matter
157
1
Legal interest of a third State
158
3
Other examples
161
1
Intervention
162
6
Construction of a convention
163
1
An interest of a legal nature
164
4
Interim (provisional) measures of protection
168
7
Jurisdiction
169
2
The exercise of discretion
171
2
The scope of interim measures
173
1
Relationship to the claim on the merits
174
1
Enforcement of interim measures
174
1
Procedure of the Court
175
2
Effect of judgments
177
1
Enforcement of judgments
178
1
Interpretation and revision of judgments
179
1
Non-appearance
180
2
Advisory Opinions
182
7
PART TWO: PROCEDURE
The Arbitral Process
189
202
Introduction
190
1
Admissibility
191
7
Nationality of claims
191
4
Exhaustion of local remedies
195
3
Submission to jurisdiction
198
9
Written agreement
200
1
Existing or future differences
201
1
Defined legal relationship
202
1
Arbitrability
202
2
Capacity
204
2
Validity
206
1
Who is covered by the arbitration agreement?
207
1
Third parties: Intervention and joinder
208
2
Contents of the arbitration agreement
210
2
Arbitration clauses and submission agreements
212
1
The autonomy of the arbitration clause
212
4
Refusal to arbitrate and the denial of justice
216
2
Establishment and procedure of arbitral tribunals
218
5
Time limits
218
1
Appointment of arbitrators
219
3
Challenge to and disqualification of arbitrators
222
1
Powers and duties of arbitrators
223
2
The authority of truncated tribunals
225
2
Challenges to the tribunal's jurisdiction
227
2
Lex arbitri
229
3
Delocalisation
232
3
Procedure
235
4
Applicable law
239
9
Remedies
248
5
Interim measures
248
2
Final remedies
250
3
The award
253
4
Challenges to awards
257
4
Effects of the award
261
2
Enforcement of judgments and awards
263
16
The New York Convention
266
4
State immunity
270
9
APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes
279
6
Appendix 2. Hague Convention on the Pacific Settlement of Disputes, 1907
285
17
Appendix 3. ICSID Convention
302
17
Appendix 4. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
319
15
Appendix 5. UNCITRAL Model Law
334
12
Appendix 6. Statute of the International Court of Justice
346
13
Appendix 7. Rules of the International Court of Justice
359
32
Index
391