Institutional Law of International Dispute Settlement

Institutional Law of International Dispute Settlement

2014/2015 – 1st semester

General documents

-  UN Charter and ICJ Statute (treaties.un.org/doc/publication/ctc/uncharter.pdf)

-  ICJ Rules of Court (www.icj-cij.org/documents/index.php?p1=4&p2=3&)

-  UNCITRAL 2013 Rules (www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/arb-rules-2013/UNCITRAL-Arbitration-Rules-2013-e.pdf)

Reading materials

Tue Sept 23rd / Introduction
Thu Sept 25th / Diplomatic means of international dispute settlement
-  UN Charter, Chapter VI
-  1961 IDI Conciliation (www.idi-iil.org/idiE/resolutionsE/1961_salz_02_en.pdf)
-  1970 UN GA Res on Friendly Relations (www.un-documents.net/a25r2625.htm)
-  1982 UN Manila Declaration (www.un.org/documents/ga/res/37/a37r010.htm)
Fri Sept 26th / Arbitration
-  1875 IDI Arbitration (www.idi-iil.org/idiF/resolutionsF/1875_haye_01_fr.pdf)
-  1899 and 1907 Hague Conventions for the pacific settlement of international disputes (www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1187)
Tue Sept 30th / International Court of Justice (principal proceedings)
-  Corfu Channel case (merits) (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/1/1645.pdf)
Thu Oct 2nd / International Court of Justice (incidental proceedings)
-  Corfu Channel case (preliminary objection) (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/1/1569.pdf)
Fri Oct 3rd / International Court of Justice (compensation)
-  Corfu Channel case (compensation) (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/1/1663.pdf)
Tue Oct 7th / International Court of Justice (composition and applicable law)
-  ICJ Statute (articles 1-33) and ICJ Rules (article 18)
-  ICJ Lockerbie, Joint declaration Bedjaoui, Guillaume, Ranjeva (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/88/7132.pdf)
Thu Oct 9th / Enforcing the ICJ Germany v Italy judgment
-  ICJ Germany v Italy 2012 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/143/16884.pdf)
-  Tribunale di Firenze (www.questionegiustizia.it/doc/ordinanza_trib_firenze_21_1_14_nazisti.pdf)
Fri Oct 10th / Conference: Reparations and International Justice
Tue Oct 14th / International Court of Justice (advisory jurisdiction)
-  ICJ Kosovo, par. 17-56 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/141/15988.pdf)
Thu Oct 16th / International Court of Justice (contentious jurisdiction)
-  ICJ Statute, Articles 34-36
-  Marshall Islands (www.icj-cij.org/presscom/files/0/18300.pdf)
-  ICJ Djibouti, par. 60-64 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/136/14549.pdf)
Fri Oct 17th / International Court of Justice (justiciable disputes)
-  ICJ Georgia Russia, par. 23-39, 105, 113 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/140/16398.pdf)
-  ICJ Northern Cameroons, p. 34-38 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/48/5206.pdf)
Tue Oct 21th / International Court of Justice (locus standi)
-  ICJ Belgio Senegal, par. 44-55 and 64-70 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/144/17064.pdf)
Thu Oct 23th / International Court of Justice (principal proceedings)
-  ICJ Statute, Articles 39-52
-  ICJ Pulpmills, Declaration Yusuf (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/135/15888.pdf)
Fri Oct 24th / International Court of Justice (provisional measures)
-  ICJ LaGrand (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/104/7725.pdf)
-  ICJ Préah Vihéar, par. 33-68 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/151/16564.pdf)
Tue Oct 28th / International Court of Justice (preliminary objections)
-  ICJ Military Activities, par. 1-4, 11-18, 25-31, 37, 57-63, 67-76, 84-112 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/70/6485.pdf)
Thu Oct 30th / International Court of Justice (counter-claims, joinder)
-  ICJ Genocide case (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/91/7335.pdf)
Fri Oct 31st / International Court of Justice (third party participation)
-  ICJ Whaling, par. 6-22 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/148/17268.pdf)
Tue Nov 4th / International Court of Justice (deliberation)
-  ICJ Statute, Articles 54-59
-  Internal Judicial Practice (www.icj-cij.org/documents/index.php?p1=4&p2=5&p3=2&lang=en)
Thu Nov 6th / Sospensione attività didattica
Fri Nov 7th / International Court of Justice (interpretation, revision, enforcement)
-  ICJ Statute, Articles 60-61
-  UN Charter, Article 94
-  ICJ interpretation Avena 2009 § 11-14, 21, 24-25, 29-45, 50-56 (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/139/14939.pdf)
Tue Nov 11th / ITLOS
-  UNCLOS, Articles 279-298 (www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf)
-  ITLOS Statute (www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/documents/basic_texts/statute_en.pdf)
-  ITLOS Virginia G (www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/documents/cases/case_no.19/judgment/C19-Judgment_14.04.14_corr.pdf)
Thu Nov 13th / WTO
-  DSU (www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/28-dsu.pdf)
Fri Nov 14th / Developments in international arbitration
-  UNCITRAL Rules (www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/arb-rules-2013/UNCITRAL-Arbitration-Rules-2013-e.pdf)
-  PCA Arbitration Rules (www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1188)
-  ICSID Convention (www.sloarbitration.eu/Portals/0/Arbitrazno-pravo/CRR_English-final.pdf)
-  IDI Tokyo resolution 2013 (www.idi-iil.org/idiE/resolutionsE/2013_tokyo_en.pdf)
Tue Nov 18th / Concurrent jurisdiction
-  ICJ Somalia (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/161/18362.pdf)
-  PCA Mox plant case, procedural order n. 3 (www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1148)
-  ICJ Timor Leste (www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/156/17990.pdf)
Thu Nov 20th / Arbitration v Adjudication
Tue Nov 25th / Written Test
Thu Nov 27th / CJEU
Fri Nov 28th / BENELUX Court
Tue Dec 2nd / EFTA Court
Thu Dec 4th / EA Court of Justice
Fri Dec 5th / ECOWAS Court
Thu Dec 11th / MERCOSUR dispute settlement mechanism
Fri Dec 12th / Caribbean Court of Justice
Tue Dec 16th / NAFTA dispute settlement mechanism
Thu Dec 18th / Central America FTA – ASEAN dispute settlement mechanism