The Advisory Function of the International Court of Justice 1946 - 2005 [Hardcover]

The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the advisory role of the International Court of Justice in light of its jurisprudence and overall contribution over a period of more than 55 years. The author highlights the organic connection between UN organs and the Court and the Courts contribution as one of the UNs principal organs to the Organisation. The basic argument of this study is that the advisory function should be understood as a two-sided process involving the interplay between UN organs and the ICJ. The request for and the giving of an advisory opinion is a collective coordinated process, involving more than one organ or part of the Organisation.

I am pleased to write these words by way of a foreword to Dr. Mahasen Alj- houbs book The Advisory Function of the International Court of Justice. I do so with a sense of pride in the achievement of a fellow countrywoman and, me- phorically speaking, a sister in law. My pride is coupled with hope and a nascent optimism that she  and a group of young Jordanian academics, mostly recent graduates of universities in the United Kingdom  will contribute further and significantly to the teaching and d- semination of international law in Jordan and, if I do not strain hope by hoping too much, in a region in which, notwithstanding its past glory, the culture of law has for too long been superceded by the logic of power politics and unbridled raison d?tat. My only hesitation in writing this foreword is that a particularly heavy Court schedule has permitted me only a chance at a perusal of the contents of the book. A perusal which, whilst more than casual, falls short of the serious study that it deserves. Yet, I can unhesitatingly concur with the verdict of the internal and - ternal examiners who praised Dr. Aljaghoubs thesis (as it then was) for its th- oughness, detail and authoritativeness on this important area of international law.The Advisory Function of the International Court of Justlã-