Scientific Fact-finding at the International Court of Justice: An Appraisal in the Aftermath of the Whaling Case
The 2014 judgment of the International Court of Justice, regarding Whaling in the Antarctic , brought into focus scientific fact-finding in disputes before the Court. This article examines the Court's practice with respect to first, the mode of appointment and method of examining experts assist...
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ftunivgeneve:oai:unige.ch:unige:135661 2023-05-15T13:51:22+02:00 Scientific Fact-finding at the International Court of Justice: An Appraisal in the Aftermath of the Whaling Case Mbengue, Makane Moïse 2016 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:135661 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1017/S0922156516000133 unige:135661 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:135661 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ISSN: 0922-1565 Leiden Journal of International Law, Vol. 29, No 2 (2016) pp. 529-550 info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/341 Scientific fact-finding Whaling in the Antarctic case International Court of Justice Court's practice Mode of appointment Method of examining Standard of review Text info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article scientifique info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2016 ftunivgeneve https://doi.org/10.1017/S0922156516000133 2022-02-08T22:30:19Z The 2014 judgment of the International Court of Justice, regarding Whaling in the Antarctic , brought into focus scientific fact-finding in disputes before the Court. This article examines the Court's practice with respect to first, the mode of appointment and method of examining experts assisting the Court in fact-finding; and second, the standard of review employed in analysing a scientific fact to arrive at a judicial decision. In doing so, the article also refers to jurisprudence of the World Trade Organization to draw parallels and best practices therefrom. This analysis is aimed at structuring a coherent and predictable approach for scientific fact-finding before the International Court of Justice. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Université de Genève: Archive ouverte UNIGE Antarctic The Antarctic Leiden Journal of International Law 29 2 529 550 |
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The 2014 judgment of the International Court of Justice, regarding Whaling in the Antarctic , brought into focus scientific fact-finding in disputes before the Court. This article examines the Court's practice with respect to first, the mode of appointment and method of examining experts assisting the Court in fact-finding; and second, the standard of review employed in analysing a scientific fact to arrive at a judicial decision. In doing so, the article also refers to jurisprudence of the World Trade Organization to draw parallels and best practices therefrom. This analysis is aimed at structuring a coherent and predictable approach for scientific fact-finding before the International Court of Justice. |
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Scientific Fact-finding at the International Court of Justice: An Appraisal in the Aftermath of the Whaling Case |
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