Precedent in the World Court (Hardcover)

Foreword; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The growth of the Court's case law; 3. Range of precedential resources; 4. The bases of the system; 5. The Advisory Committee of Jurists; 6. The view taken by the League of Nations; 7. The possibility of judge-made international law; 8. Stare decisis; 9. Distinguishing; 10. Departing from a previous decision; 11. Ratio decidendi and obiter dictum; 12. Advisory opinions and decisions of chambers; 13. The precedential impact of individual opinions; 14. Effect and scope of the Court's case law; 15. Conclusion; Index.