What is it about?
The context of the book is introduced. This is followed by a sample of the work, a list of the cases before the international court (i.e., the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) or the International Court of Justice (ICJ) - as appropriate) of the two British judges who were members of the PCIJ and of the seven British judges who were members of the ICJ. Then, the life and scholarship, together with the separate and dissenting opinions of the first two British judges at the ICJ - Baron Arnold McNair and Sir Hersch Lauterpacht - are reviewed. An attempt is made to find common ground between the professional approach of these two judges, which forms the kernal of the British approach to international adjudication - a theme that is taken further in this monograph's successor, which is entitled 'The British Judges of the International Court of Justice: An Explication? The Later Jurists'.
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Why is it important?
The United Kingdom contributed a member to the international court from the foundation of the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) in 1922 until the termination of the term of Sir Christopher Greenwood as a member of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2018. As there seem to be no plans to reinstate the British seat at the international court, this period is discrete, and can be looked at as a unit in order to explore whether there is a distinct British contribution to the Court. The research focuses on the 72 years from which the ICJ commenced its operations in 1946, until 2018 - a time during which there were sequentially seven British members of the Court. The current monograph titled 'The British Judges of the International Court of Justice: An Explication? Overview, McNair and Lauterpacht' looks at the contribution of the first two British judges - Baron Arnold McNair (1946 to 1955) and Sir Hersch Lauterpacht (1955 to 1960).
Perspectives
This was a book that had to be written. So, why not write it? Traditionally, the United Kingdom has had so much to offer the world. The area of international justice has been no exception to this principle. Thus, it is important to investigate the contribution made by British members to the international court - especially as, today, such judges no longer populate it.
Dr Graeme Baber
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This page is a summary of: The British Judges of the International Court of Justice: An Explication? Overview, McNair and Lauterpacht, January 2021, Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
DOI: 10.52305/frnz6281.
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