OUVRAGE : Y. Suedi, The Individual in the Law and Practice of the International Court of Justice

Yusra SUEDI

The cornerstone of the World Court's identity is its resolution of inter-State disputes. This insightful critique challenges the implication that individuals have little importance in such disputes as a result. Arguing for individuals' enhanced integration, it reveals their relevance in a myriad of disputes beyond those centred on violations of multilateral human rights treaties and unveils a multitude of procedural practices with unquenched potential. It also carefully unpacks and interrogates the Court's legal reasoning in various contexts such as territorial and maritime disputes, amongst others. Finally, it critically analyses and evaluates the legal and political underpinnings for the Court's approaches and state litigants' choices from a lens of social idealism. This pioneering study sheds light on the imbalance between individuals as key stakeholders in inter-state disputes and their treatment in law and practice.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword, Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf
Acknowledgements
Table of Cases
Introduction 

PART I.
THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE LAW
OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

1. Standing
2. Diplomatic Protection
3. Advisory Proceedings
4. Staff Members
5. Remarks on Law

PART II.
THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE PRACTICE
OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

6. Maritime Disputes
7. Territorial Disputes
8. Environmental Disputes
9. Sources
10. Remarks on Practice
11. Final Thoughts

Bibliography
Index

Yusra SUEDI, The Individual in the Law and Practice of the International Court of Justice, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2025 (322 pp.)