International and Municipal Law before the World Court: One or Two Legal Orders?

• Authors: Tomka Peter , Howley Jessica , Proulx Vincent-Joël
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article provides an overview of the approach taken by the International Court of Justice and its predecessor, the Permanent Court of International Justice, to questions of municipal law. Beginning with an outline of the theoretical framework, it discusses the conventional position that domestic law is a factual issue for the Court, before considering the ways in which the two Courts have utilised municipal law. It also considers to what extent the Court employs domestic law in ascertaining international legal rules.

Keywords

EN

International Court of Justice; Permanent Court of International Justice; international courts; international tribunals; international law; domestic law; monism; dualism; judicial interpretation; sources; evidence

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN / Institute of Legal Studies PAN
• Journal: Polish Yearbook of International Law
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 35
• Pages: 11-46

Dates

published

2016-07-26

Contributors

author

Tomka Peter

• International Court of Justice

author

Howley Jessica

• International Court of Justice

author

Proulx Vincent-Joël

• Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

Identifiers

DOI

10.7420/pyoil2015a