Shielding humanity : : essays in international law in honour of Judge Abdul G. Koroma / / edited by Charles C. Jalloh, Olufemi Elias.

• TeilnehmendeR: Jalloh, Charles.; Elias, Olufemi.; Koroma, Abdul G.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill Nijhoff,, [2015]
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (820 pages)

On the contemporary international law scene, there are not many jurists who match the eminence and stature of Abdul G. Koroma. A distinguished lawyer, diplomat and member of the International Law Commission for many years, he has been a key figure in the elaboration, codification and negotiation of important multilateral treaties in diverse areas of international law. He subsequently served, for 18 years, on the bench of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) where he participated in deciding many of the Court’s leading cases during the busiest periods of its history. These outstanding essays, written by renowned judges, scholars and practitioners of international law in honour of Judge Koroma, discuss both classical and contemporary topics of significant relevance to the current and future of international law. The volume will appeal to anyone interested in the ICJ, peaceful settlement of inter-state disputes, law of the sea, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, regional integration and Africa’s contributions to international law. Contributors are: Avitus A Agbor, Babefemi Akinrinade, Adejoké Babington-Ashaye, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Tamara Cummings-John, John Dugard, Olufemi Elias, Sir Christopher Greenwood, Chikeziri Igwe, Osman Keh Kamara, Charles Manga Fombad, Madeline Choe-Amusimo Fombad, Charles Chernor Jalloh, Kenneth Keith, Tommy Koh, Tiyanjana Maluwa, Konstantinos D. Magliveras, Brian McGarry, Andrew Morgan, Gino J. Naldi, Lydia A. Nkansah, Vincent O. Nmehielle, Karin Oellers-Frahm, Olajumoke O. Oduwole, Obiora Chinedu Okafor, Phoebe Okowa, Adetola Onayemi, Pemmaraju Sreenivasa Rao, Bernardo Sepúlveda-Amor, Surya P. Subedi, Mia Swart, Abdul Tejan-Cole, Manuel J. Ventura, Sienho Yee, and Abdulqawi A. Yusuf.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1 Judge Abdul Koroma in the Service of Universal International Law / P.S. Rao -- 2 A Tribute to Abdul Koroma / Tommy Koh -- 3 Abdul Koroma: Good Neighbour, Friend and Colleague / Kenneth Keith -- 4 The Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes: The Rainbow Warrior Affair – Experiences of a Small State / Kenneth Keith -- 5 The International Court of Justice and the Latin American ­Experience / Bernardo Sepúlveda-Amor -- 6 Abdul Koroma, Territorial Integrity and the Kosovo Opinion / John Dugard -- 7 Provisional Measures in Interpretation Proceedings – A New Way to Extend the Court’s Jurisdiction? The Practice of the Court in the Avena and Temple of Preah Vihear Cases / Karin Oellers-Frahm -- 8 Twailing the Bakassi Case: Colonialist Logic, Self-Determining Agents and the Concept of Legitimate Statehood in our Time / Obiora Chinedu Okafor and Chikeziri Igwe -- 9 The International Court and the Legacy of the Barcelona Traction Case in the Field of Diplomatic Protection / Phoebe Okowa -- 10 The Competition between and among Intrinsic and Instrumental Values in Selected Competing Visions of the World / Sienho Yee -- 11 Democratizing International Law-Making / Babafemi Akinrinade -- 12 An Innovative Solution to an Ambitious Project: Dispute Resolution in the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea / Surya P. Subedi -- 13 An Analysis of the Adequacy of the Dispute Settlement Mechanism Under UNCLOS: Maritime Boundary Delimitation Dispute / Osman Keh Kamara -- 14 Constitutional Law and the Settlement of Investor-State Disputes: Some Interplays / Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Brian McGarry -- 15 Legal Aspects of Competition between International ­Organizations / Konstantinos D Magliveras -- 16 The International Court of Justice and International Humanitarian Law / Christopher Greenwood -- 17 The Prevention of Genocide as A Jus Cogens Norm? A Formula for Lawful Humanitarian Intervention / Manuel J. Ventura -- 18 A Reflection on the Phrase “Widespread or Systematic” As Part of the Definition of Crimes Against Humanity / Avitus A. Agbor -- 19 Justice And Gender: Prosecuting Gender-Based and Sexual Violence Crimes at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone / Tamara Cummings-John -- 20 International Crimes, Immunities and the Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol of the Merged African Court: Some Observations / Adejoké Babington-Ashaye -- 21 Africa and the International Criminal Court: Legitimacy and ­Credibility Challenges / Abdul Tejan-Cole -- 22 International Criminal Justice Processes in Rwanda and Sierra Leone: Lessons for Liberia / Charles Jalloh and Andrew Morgan -- 23 The Public Law of Africa and International Law: Broadening the Scope of Application of International Rules and Enriching Them for Intra-Africa Purposes / Abdulqawi A. Yusuf -- 24 The Development and Enforcement of Community Law in the African Regional Economic Communities: Conceptual Issues, Architecture and Institutions / Tiyanjana Maluwa -- 25 Africa’s Contribution to the Advancement of the Right to ­Development in International Law / Olajumoke O. Oduwole -- 26 Aspects of Africa’s Contribution to the Development of International Law / Adetola Onayemi and Olufemi Elias.