Sep 4, 2012

The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Enforcement of Its Judicial Decisions

Abstract
Together with the Security Council and the General Assembly, the International Court of Justice is one of the most important guarantors of peace, security and co-operation among states. The role of the ICJ in the enforcement of its decisions has received little attention in the existing literature. Although international courts, regional courts and national courts do not physically enforce their decisions, they have various levels of enforcement mechanism procedures. Nevertheless, it has been widely and mistakenly believed that it is not the business of the ICJ to enforce its decisions, but rather this is the business of other political bodies of the United Nations. It is argued in this paper that this proposition is not accurate and, instead, the ICJ has at its disposal various enforcement procedures and is, moreover, under statutory obligations to participate actively in policing and enforcing its decisions.

The full article about "The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Enforcement of Its Judicial Decisions" can be found in the Leiden Journal of International Law on the Cambridge Journals website.


1 comment:

  1. Greetings. I understand this article is quite old, however it would please me greatly to establish contact with you. I'm currently working on a thesis in my home country (Perú, South America) concerning enforcement of ICJ judicial decisions. I've read your work on the matter, and I find it very interesting. So, I hope you read this message because it would be great to talk with you. Saludos cordiales. Claudio Lescano

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