Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / William A. Schabas -- The peace and security judgments: the role of the International Court of Justice in the regulation of the use of force / Mónica Pinto -- The human rights judgments: the jurisprudence of regional human rights tribunals -- lex specialis or lex regionis? / Dinah Shelton -- The international criminal judgments: from Nuremberg to Tadić to Taylor / Nicolaos Strapatsas -- The economic judgments and arbitral awards: the contribution of international courts and tribunals to the development of international economic law / Makane Moïses Mbengue -- The women judges: leading the line in the development of international law / Joseph Powderly and Jacob Chylinski -- The Third World judges: neutrality, bias or activism at the Permanent Court of International Justice and International Court of Justice? / Liliana Obregón -- The giants of the international judiciary: towards a humanization of the law of nations / Giulia Pecorella -- Legitimacy / Yvonne Mcdermott and Wedad Elmaalul -- Jurisdiction / Luiz Eduardo Salles -- Enforcement / Richard Frimpong Oppong and Angela M. Barreto -- Proliferation / Karin Oellers-Frahm -- Distribution / Michelle Farrell -- Regulation of the international bench / Tom Dannenbaum -- Regulation of the international bar: the particular challenges for defence counsel at the international criminal courts and tribunals / Kate Gibson, John RWD Jones QC, Michael G. Karnavas and Melinda Taylor -- Infrastructure / Maria Varaki -- Functions and access / Yaël Ronen.

Since the establishment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration for international dispute resolution in 1899, the number of international courts and tribunals has multiplied and the reach of their jurisdiction has steadily expanded. By providing a synthetic overview and critical analysis of these developments from multiple perspectives, this Research Handbook both contextualizes and stimulates future research and practice in this rapidly developing field. Made up of specially commissioned chapters by leading and emerging scholars, the book takes a thematic and interpretive, system-wide and inter-jurisdictional comparative approach to the main issues, debates and controversies related to the growth of international courts and tribunals. Its review of influential international judgements traverses the areas of international peace and security law, international human rights law, international criminal law and international economic law, while also including critical reflection by practitioners. This nuanced review of the latest thinking on scholarly debates and controversies in international courts and tribunals will be both a key resource for academic researchers and a concise introduction to the subject for post-graduate students. Its chapters also contain topics of practical relevance to lawyers and international decision-makers.--