OUVRAGE : E. Bjorge, C. Miles (eds.), Landmark Cases in Public International Law

Eirik BJORGE, Cameron MILES

The past two hundred years have seen the transformation of public international law from a rule-based extrusion of diplomacy into a fully-fledged legal system. Landmark Cases in Public International Law examines decisions that have contributed to the development of international law into an integrated whole, whilst also creating specialised sub-systems that stand alone as units of analysis. The significance of these decisions is not taken for granted, with contributors critically interrogating the cases to determine if their reputation as 'landmarks' is deserved. Emphasis is also placed on seeing each case as a diplomatic artefact, highlighting that international law, while unquestionably a legal system, remains reliant on the practice and consent of States as the prime movers of development.

The cases selected cover a broad range of subject areas including State immunity, human rights, the environment, trade and investment, international organisations, international courts and tribunals, the laws of war, international crimes, and the interface between international and municipal legal systems. A wide array of international and domestic courts are also considered, from the International Court of Justice to the European Court of Human Rights, World Trade Organization Appellate Body, US Supreme Court and other adjudicative bodies. The result is a three-dimensional picture of international law: what it was, what it is, and what it might yet become.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Eirik Bjorge, Cameron Miles, Introduction 

William S Dodge, The Charming Betsy and The Paquete Habana (1804 and 1900) 

Michael Waibel, Mavrommatis Palestine Concessions (Greece v. Great Britain) (1924–27) 

Chester Brown, Factory at Chorzów (Germany v. Poland) (1927–28) 

Douglas Guilfoyle, SS Lotus (France v. Turkey) (1927) 

Eirik Bjorge, Island of Palmas (Netherlands v. United States of America) (1928) 

Rolf Einar Fife, Legal Status of Eastern Greenland (Denmark v. Norway) (1933) 

Duncan French, Trail Smelter (United States of America/Canada) (1938 and 1941) 

Katherine O'Byrne, Philippe Sands, Trial Before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg (1945-46) 

Thomas D Grant, Rowan Nicholson, The Early United Nations Advisory Opinions (1948-62) 

James Crawford, Paul Mertenskötter, The South West Africa Cases (1949 to 1971) 

Nikiforos Panagis, Antonios Tzanakopoulos, North Sea Continental Shelf (Federal Republic of Germany v. Netherlands; Federal Republic of Germany v. Denmark) (1969) 

Giorgio Gaja, Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company (Belgium v Spain) (1970)
Nigel Rodley, Tyrer v. United Kingdom (1978) 

Robert Kolb, Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America) (1984 to 1986) 

Sarah MH Nouwen, Michael A Becker, Tadic v. Prosecutor (1995) 

Surabhi Ranganathan, The Nuclear Weapons Advisory Opinions (1996) 

Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Makane Moïse Mbengue, Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia) (1997) 

Sam Luttrell, Vivendi v Argentina (1997-2010) 

Callum Musto, Catherine Redgwell, US-Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products (1998) 

Cameron Miles, LaGrand (Germany v. United States of America) (2001) 

John Dugard, Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (2004) 

Omri Sender, Michael Wood, Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy; Greece intervening) (2012)

Eirik BJORGE, Cameron MILES (eds.), Landmark Cases in Public International Law, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2017