International Cases

Updated March 31, 2011.
Prepared by Jonathan Franklin; updated by Lori Fossum (2011).

Along with treaties, international cases are some of the most important documents of international law. The primary source of international cases is the International Court of Justice, a part of the United Nations. Its predecessor, the Permanent Court of International Justice, rendered decisions from 1922-45. The current court started in 1945 and is based in The Hague.

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International Court of Justice

Print sources are located in the Classified Stacks unless otherwise indicated

Decisions, Awards & Related Documents

International Court of Justice. Includes full text of cases and pleadings since 1946 and the Court's current docket.

Pleadings, Oral Arguments, Documents. KZ218.I58

Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions, and Orders, 1947-date. KZ214.I5
Westlaw: INT-ICJ
LexisNexis: INTLAW;ALLICJ, 1948-date

Reports of International Arbitral Awards, 1948-date. KZ200.R47

Yearbook. KZ6273.I58

World Court Digest, 1992-date. KZ1213.W67 1992

Digest of the Decisions of the International Court of Justice, 1959-1975 = Repertoire des decisions de la Cour internationale de justice, 1959-1975 = Handbuch der Entscheidungen des Internationalen Gerichtshofs 1959-1975. KZ64.F66 Ser.A-1 v.6

Digest of the Decisions of the International Court of Justice, 1976-1985 = Repertoire des decisions de la Cour internationale de justice, 1976-1985. KZ64.F66  Ser. A-1, v.7

International Law Reports. KZ199.I58
A commercial publication that covers decisions of a variety of courts including the International Court of Justice. See especially Consolidated Indexes.

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General Information

Print sources are located in the Classified Stacks unless otherwise indicated.

The International Court of Justice: Questions and Answers about the Principal Judicial Organ of the United Nations. KZ6275.I555 2000

The World Court: What It Is and How It Works. KZ6275.R66 1995

Germain's International Court of Justice Research Guide

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Other Courts

Print sources are located in the Classified Stacks unless otherwise indicated

For information about the European Court of Justice, see the Gallagher guide on European Union Research.

For information about the European Court of Human Rights, see the Council of Europe section of the Gallagher guide on Intergovernmental Organizations (IGO).

For information about international trade dispute settlements, see Marci Hoffman, Revised Guide to International Trade Law Sources on the Internet (includes links to sites with NAFTA, GATT, and WTO dispute settlements).

For selected reprinted cases from other international courts and tribunals, see the Global Community: Yearbook of International Law and Jurisprudence, 2001-date. KZ21.G58

For information about other countries' constitutional court decisions, see:

• Leading Cases, 2002-date. KJC4444.52.B85 L433
• Bulletin on Constitutional Case-Law. Basic Texts, 1995-date. KJC4444.52.B852
• Bulletin on Constitutional Case-Law, 1993-date. KJC4444.52.B85

For information about specific national courts, arbitral tribunals, or other regional courts, see:

• United Nations Documentation: Research Guide: Courts and Tribunals
• the Gallagher guide on Foreign Law Research
• the World Legal Information Institute, with cases from international courts and tribunals as well as cases, laws, and treaties from 43 jurisdictions, including Australia, Britain, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.

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