Cambridge University Press International Legal Argument in the Permanent Court of International Justice: The Rise of the International Judiciary: 34 (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, Series Number 34)

The International Court of Justice at The Hague is the principal judicial organ of the UN, and the successor of the Permanent Court of International Justice (1923–1946), which was the first real permanent court of justice at the international level. This 2005 book analyses the groundbreaking contribution of the Permanent Court to international law, both in terms of judicial technique and the development of legal principle. The book draws on archival material left by judges and other persons involved in the work of the Permanent Court, giving fascinating insights into many of its most important decisions and the individuals who made them (Huber, Anzilotti, Moore, Hammerskjöld and others). At the same time it examines international legal argument in the Permanent Court, basing its approach on a developed model of international legal argument that stresses the intimate relationships between international and national lawyers and between international and national law. Book Description This 2005 book describes the groundbreaking contributions of the PCIJ to international law. About the Author Ole Spiermann is Lecturer in International Law at the University of Copenhagen. He specialises in international law and international dispute settlement. He is a member of the Executive Council of the International Law Association as well as the ILA Committees on International Commerical Arbitration and on Foreign Investment. Dr Spiermann is an associate with Jonas Bruun Law Firm, Copenhagen.