Contents
CHAPTER 1: THE CONCEPT OF AN IDEAL
CHAPTER 2: FOCUS ON ARBITRATION
CHAPTER 3: THE NEXT STAGE OF ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 4: THE CONVENTION AND THE COURT EVALUATED
CHAPTER 5: THE QUEST FOR TRUE COURTS OF LAW
CHAPTER 6: THE YEARS UP TO VERSAILLES
CHAPTER 7: A WORLD ORGANIZATION AND A WORLD COURT
CHAPTER 8: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF
JURISTS
CHAPTER 9: THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE DUTCH
CHAPTER 10: THE INSTALLATION CEREMONY
CHAPTER 11: THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DISCOURSE
CHAPTER 12: A DISCOURSE ON PRINCIPLE
CHAPTER 13: A WEALTH OF PROPOSITIONS
CHAPTER 14: THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT
CHAPTER 15: THE COMPETENCE OF THE COURT
CHAPTER 16: MATTERS OF PROCEDURE AND RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER 17: THE APPRAISAL OF THE COMPETING PROJECTS
CHAPTER 18: THE ANALYSIS OF THE ROOT-PHILLIMORE PLAN
CHAPTER 19: THE COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER 20: THE FIRST READING OF THE DRAFT STATUTE
CHAPTER 21: THE REPORT TO THE COUNCIL
CHAPTER 22: THE RECEPTION OF THE DRAFT STATUTE
CHAPTER 23: THE THIRD COMMITTEE OF THE ASSEMBLY
CHAPTER 24: THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
CHAPTER 25: THE THIRD COMMITTEE REVISITED
CHAPTER 26: THE DISCOURSE IN THE ASSEMBLY
EPILOGUE: THE STATUTE OF THE PCIJ (1920)
APPENDICES
A Trilogy on the History of the World Court.
The present volume is the first in a trilogy which addresses the genesis and the first century of operation of the World Court. This volume assesses the Constitution of the Court (1870-1920) from the wider historical perspective and in light of the time-honoured aspiration to improve on the condition of mankind.
Volume II covers the Implementation of the concept and the pioneering years of the PCIJ (1921-1946). Volume III addresses the seventy-five years of the ICJ (1946-2022).
