The Advisory Function of the International Court of Justice 1946 - 2005

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXX

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2. Introduction

   Pages 1-9

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3. The Advisory Function of the International Court of Justice in an Historical Context

   Pages 11-34

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4. The Advisory Jurisdiction of the ICJ: Compilance with Requests and the Court's Discretion in Giving Advisory Opinions

   Pages 35-68

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5. The Role of the ICJ as the Principal Judicial Organ of the UN and the Implications of This Role for the Court's Advisory Function

   Pages 69-94

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6. The Judicial Character of the ICJ's Advisory Function and the Problem of Consent

   Pages 95-121

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7. Procedural Aspects of the Advisory Function of the ICJ

   Pages 123-154

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8. The Contribution of Advisory Opinions to the Development of the Law of International Institutions and to Public International Law

   Pages 155-200

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9. The Attitude of United Nations Member States Toward the Use of the Advisory Procedure

   Pages 201-221

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10. The Reception of Advisory Opinions

    Pages 223-236

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11. The Advisory Function of the ICJ: Concerns, Limitations and Future Role

    Pages 237-256

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12. Back Matter

    Pages 257-284

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I am pleased to write these words by way of a foreword to Dr. Mahasen Alj- houb’s book “The Advisory Function of the International Court of Justice”. I do so with a sense of pride in the achievement of a fellow countrywoman and, me- phorically speaking, a sister in law. My pride is coupled with hope and a nascent optimism that she – and a group of young Jordanian academics, mostly recent graduates of universities in the United Kingdom – will contribute further and significantly to the teaching and d- semination of international law in Jordan and, if I do not strain hope by hoping too much, in a region in which, notwithstanding its past glory, the culture of law has for too long been superceded by the logic of power politics and unbridled raison d’état. My only hesitation in writing this foreword is that a particularly heavy Court schedule has permitted me only a chance at a perusal of the contents of the book. A perusal which, whilst more than casual, falls short of the serious study that it deserves. Yet, I can unhesitatingly concur with the verdict of the internal and - ternal examiners who praised Dr. Aljaghoub’s thesis (as it then was) for “its th- oughness, detail and authoritativeness on this important area of international law”.

• Advisory Function
• Court
• ICJ
• International Law
• UN organs
• United Nations
• development of the law

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