Issues of State Responsibility before International Judicial Institutions: The Clifford Chance Lectures(Clifford Chance Lectures)

This book contains papers presented at a high-level conference that was jointly organized by the Institute of Global Law, University College London and the Institute of International Law, Queen Mary, University of London. The chapters cover issues of State Responsibility before the following international judicial institutions: the International Court of Justice, The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the World Trade Organization, United Nations Compensation Commission, International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, and International & Regional Human Rights Courts. Contributors include: H.E. Judge Dame Rosalyn Higgins D.B.E., Q.C., Emeritus Professor Ian Brownlie C.B.E.,Q.C., Professor Malcolm Shaw Q.C., Professor Maurice Mendelson Q.C., Professor Christopher Greenwood C.M.G., Q.C., Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill, Dr Matthew Craven, H.E. Judge Benedetto Conforti, Professor Malcolm Evans, Professor Dominic McGoldrick, Professor Gerhard Loibl and Dr Olufemi Elias.

Table of Contents:
1. Issues of State Responsibility before the International Court of Justice HE Judge Dame Rosalyn Higgins DBE, KC 2. State Responsibility and the International Court of Justice Emeritus Professor Ian Brownlie CBE, KC 3. The International Court, Responsibility and Remedies Professor Malcolm Shaw KC 4. State Responsibility for Breach of Interim Protection Orders of the International Court of Justice Professor Maurice Mendelson KC 5. State Responsibility for the Decisions of National Courts Professor Christopher Greenwood CMG, KC 6. State Responsibility and the ‘Good Faith’ Obligation in International Law Professor Guy S Goodwin-Gill 7. For the ‘Common Good’: Rights and Interests in the Law of State Responsibility Dr Matthew Craven 8. Exploring the Strasbourg Case-Law: Reflections on State Responsibility for the Breach of Positive Obligations HE Judge Benedetto Conforti 9. State Responsibility and the European Convention on Human Rights: Role and Realm Professor Malcolm D Evans 10. State Responsibility and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Professor Dominic McGoldrick 11. Environmental Law and Non-Compliance Procedures: Issues of State Responsibility Professor Gerhard Loibl 12. The UN Compensation Commission and Liability for the Costs of Monitoring and Assessment of Environmental Damage Dr Olufemi Elias

About the Author :
Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice is Professor of Public International Law at Queen Mary, University of London. Dr Dan Sarooshi is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.

Review :
This collection of essays provides a highly interesting tour d'horizon on the current state of the law of state responsibility before international judicial institutions.