Selecting international judges: principle, process, and politics

International courts are called upon to decide upon an increasingly wide range of issues of global importance, yet public knowledge of international judgesand the process by which they are appointed remains very limited. Drawing on extensive empirical research, this book explains how the judges who sit on international courts are selected. INDICE: Introduction; 1: The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court in Historical Context; 2: The Composition of the International Courts; 3: The Nomination Process; 4: The Election Process; 5: Trends and Reforms; 6: Conclusions; Appendix 1: Research Methodology; Appendix 2: The Jurisdiction and the Judicial Selection Procedures of the ICJ and ICC; Appendix 3: International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties: Resolution ICC-ASP/3/Res. 6

• ISBN: 978-0-19-958056-9
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 17/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés