World Courts as Guardians of Peace?

Christian J. Tams

No 15, Global Cooperation Research Papers from University of Duisburg-Essen, Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21)

Abstract: Over the past few decades, international courts and tribunals have once more risen to prominence: their number has grown and their case-load increased significantly, to the point where we are said to live in an ‘era of adjudication’. At the same time, the functions and mandates of courts have changed. Whilst 19th and early 20th century thinkers thought of them as guardians of world peace, contemporary designs of world order seek to ensure peace through varied forms of international organisation. International courts play important roles, but are no longer expected to prevent war and military conflict. In charting this evolution, this Research Paper offers a panorama on two centuries of debate on international arbitration and adjudication.

Keywords: International courts; international law; collective security; legalisation of international relations; dispute settlement; arbitration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.14282/2198-0411-GCRP-15

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