Security Threats and International Law : Non-Compliance with the Judgments of the International Court of Justice

• Main Author: Reiman, Tea
• Other Authors: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Helsingin yliopisto, Valtiotieteellinen tiedekunta, Yleisen valtio-opin laitos, Helsingfors universitet, Statsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för allmän statslära
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: international law; International Court of Justice; security; Iceland; Hungary; Voit
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/13740

Only abstract. Paper copies of master’s theses are listed in the Helka database (http://www.helsinki.fi/helka). Electronic copies of master’s theses are either available as open access or only on thesis terminals in the Helsinki University Library. Vain tiivistelmä. Sidottujen gradujen saatavuuden voit tarkistaa Helka-tietokannasta (http://www.helsinki.fi/helka). Digitaaliset gradut voivat olla luettavissa avoimesti verkossa tai rajoitetusti kirjaston opinnäytekioskeilla. Endast sammandrag. Inbundna avhandlingar kan sökas i Helka-databasen (http://www.helsinki.fi/helka). Elektroniska kopior av avhandlingar finns antingen öppet på nätet eller endast tillgängliga i bibliotekets avhandlingsterminaler. This study examines states’ non-compliance with the rulings of the International Court of Justice. Submission to international arbitration is a special case of international law, implying sacrifice of state’s autonomy of action and acceptance of the risk of sanctions. This study examines two cases of non-compliance with the rulings of the Court, the Fisheries Jurisdiction and the Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros cases. Security is the fundamental interest, function, and raison d’être of the state, the safeguarding of which supersedes all other issues. Securitization of an issue provides the state internal legitimacy for tackling the issue with all measures. The objective of the study is to examine whether the central issue of the dispute was perceived as a security threat and successfully securitized in both Iceland and Hungary, and whether non-compliance with the ruling was a consequence of securitization in the Fisheries and Gabcikovo cases. The study consists of two analytical phases: the analysis of the securitization processes of the cases, and the analysis through the sectoral approach, which consists of five security sectors. The study is primarily based on Buzan, Wæver, and de Wilde’s framework for analysis. The study is a two-case study. The cases were selected according to the requirements posed by the theoretical ...