The dramatic rise in the number of international courts and tribunals and the expansion of their legal powers has been one of the most significant developments

International courts are called upon to decide upon an increasingly wide range of issues of global importance, yet public knowledge of international judges and

The post-Cold War proliferation of international adjudicatory bodies and increase in litigation has greatly affected international law and politics. A growing n

International courts use two key methodologies to determine the degree of deference granted to states in their implementation of international obligations: the

During the last 20 years the world has experienced a sharp rise in the number of international courts and tribunals, and a correlative expansion of their jurisd