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.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Law of International Organizations

Abstract

The creation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) represents new global visions. The SCO is one of the most recent regional organizations to emerge in the new millennium. It is established within an important region and in a very critical stage. The SCO fulfills the criteria of the status of a regional organization under the law of international organization. However, the SCO needs some improvement, especially with regard to its dispute settlement procedures and better appreciation of its enforcement mechanism in order to realize its goals and objectives.

The full article about "The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Law of International Organizations" can be found on the Oxford Journals website.