International Courts And The ICJ

Question 1

Functions of International Courts

Answer 1

Dispute settlement
Making new international law
Exercising control over national and international authorities

Question 2

International Court Constituencies

Answer 2

-The parties to a dispute
-Sovereign states
-Values-based international community
-Global citizens

Question 3

International Court of Justice

Answer 3

Principle judicial organ of the UN, made up of judges from member states.

Gives advisory opinion on legal questions as requested by the organs of the UN, but doesn’t rule on active disputes

Question 4

Vertical dimension of international court’s role

Answer 4

International courts control domestic authority against intl law

Ex: human rights or trade law

Question 5

Horizontal control

Answer 5

Legitimation of legal authority at the international level. (Courts hardly have a checks and balances role in the order of international law)