《THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE AND SOME CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS》

Introduction1

PART ONE:ASPECTS OF THE JUDICIAL PROCESS13

1.Methodological problems faced by the International Court of Justice in the application of international law13

(a)Aspects of internal judicial practice of the Court13

(b)Some problems of admissibility17

(c)Certain aspects of jurisdictional problems20

(d)Certain other incidental questions23

(e)A preliminary issue before an advisory opinion is rendered26

2.The International Court of Justice and the non-appearing respondent33

(a)Requirements of Article 53 of the Court's Statute35

(b)Application of Article 53 in general39

(c)Certain basic issues and the recent phase41

3.The International Court of Justice and the indication of provisional measures of protection67

(a)Judges ad hoc and provisional measures72

(b)The necessity to hear both sides73

(c)Application for provisional measures and the issue of jurisdiction74

(d)The significance of the word "indicate"78

(e)Basis for the Court's indication of interim measures80

4.The limits of the right of intervention in a case before the International Court of Justice84

(a)Introduction84

(b)Argument that Article 62 should not be read in isolation89

(c)Is there a contradiction between Article 62 of the Statute and Rule 81(2)(c)?92

(d)Is a would-be intervener a party in the case?94

(e)The last phase96

5.The international Court of Justice and the nuclear tests cases100

(a)Introduction100

(b)The issue of unilateral declarations105

(c)The question of mootness of the dispute114

(d)Implications of the decisions in the case116

6.The doctrine of inter-temporal law119

(a)Emergence of the doctrine119

(b)Its restatement and analysis120

(c)The latest phase133

(d)Reappraisal and delimitation of scope141

7.New perspectives and conceptions in contemporary public international law148

(a)Human Rights149

(b)Diplomatic Law151

(c)Law of the Sea152

(d)Wars of National Liberation and Humanitarian Law156

(e)Legal aspects of the New International Economic Order160

(f)Conclusion163

PART TWO:INTERNATIONAL LAW AND DEVELOPMENT167

8.Sovereign immunity and commercial transactions167

9.The work of international organizations in the economic and social fields180

(a)Introduction180

(b)The U.N.Charter on economic and social matters182

(c)The ECOSOC functional commissions185

(d)The ECOSOC regional commissions186

(e)Other complementary bodies under ECOSOC187

(f)The United Nations specialized agencies189

(g)Conclusion203

10.The rule-making process and the future of international law205

(a)Introduction205

(b)The standard mode of international law-making207

(c)Other methods of international law-making208

(d)Law-making and certain learned international institutions212

(e)Resolutions and declarations in international lawmaking213

(f)Is there a species of international judicial law-making?216

(g)Certain recent innovations in international lawmaking217

PART THREE:LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER223

11.Basic principles and perspectives of the New International Economic Order223

(a)The General Assembly initiated a study224

(b)Certain regional developments230

(c)A new dimension234

12.The New International Economic Order and human rights238

(a)The Brandt Report239

(b)Reflections on the implications of the Report243

(c)Human rights in economic historical perspectives244

(d)Human rights and the Third World249

PART FOUR:HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIPLOMATIC LAW255

13.Regional commissions on human rights with special reference to Africa255

(a)Towards the Universal Declaration of Human Rights255

(b)Human rights in relation to the rule of law261

(c)Assessment of existing human rights implementation machinery264

(d)Certain prerequisites for regional human rights machinery268

(e)The regional idea for Africa272

(f)Summary of conclusions280

14.Recent trends in diplomatic law and human rights284

PART FIVE:THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE AND AFRICA299

Introduction to Part Five299

15.The era of protectorates,colonies and capitulations300

16.The era of decolonization317

17.The disappearance of the mandate and trusteeship systems334

Table of international court cases351

List of treaties,conventions,statutes,etc357

Bibliography361

Index365