Cover; Half-title ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Table of contents ; Table of cases ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1 Rules of evidence before the International Court of Justice ; (i) The development of the rules of evidence before the International Court of Justice
1.1 The fact-finding powers of the International Court of Justice 1.1.1 The power to make orders ; 1.1.2 The power to make site visits ; 1.1.3 The power to intervene in and direct proceedings and ask questions ; 1.1.4 The power to request information from the parties
1.1.5 The power to establish an inquiry or seek expert evidence 1.1.5 (i) Court-appointed experts ; 1.1.5 (ii) Commissions of inquiry ; 1.1.6 The power to request information from public international organisations
1.2 Da mihi factum, dabo tibi jus: the Court's reactive approach to fact-finding 1.2.1 A reluctance to engage with complex factual situations? ; 1.3 The Court's reactive approach to fact-finding: contributing factors ; 1.3.1 Predominance of documentary evidence ; 1.3.2 Admissibility
1.3.3 The continuing influence of the sovereign nature of the parties 1.3.4 'Classical' approach to the international judicial function ; 1.4 A natural counterpart: fact-assessment and the weighing of evidence ; 1.4.1 Assessment of evidence: guiding principles
Summary
A comprehensive study of the topical issue of fact-finding which makes realistic proposals to address the ICJ's problematic practice in this area
