Jurisprudential Surveys

The Yearbook reports and analyses annually the jurisprudence developments in different areas of international law. The 2023 edition has expanded its judicial coverage: international courts and tribunals covered have doubled up in size (from 10 to 20). A survey on each international tribunal or court provides a synopsis of their activities over the course of the year. "Jurisprudential Surveys" offer comprehensive analysis on global governance’s evolving legal framework. The in dept interpretation of international judicial decisions offers an opportunity to enhance the judicial dialogue as well as to support the courts’ role in developing global law.

Courts and Tribunals covered include:

Universal Jurisdictions

• INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ)
• INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES (ICSID)
• INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC)
• INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA (ITLOS)
• PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION (PCA)
• IOs’ ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS (IATs)
• WTO Dispute Settlement Body (WTO DSS)

Regional Courts

• AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS (ACtHPR)
• CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ)
• COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (CJEU)
• ECONOMIC COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS ECONOMIC COURT)
• ECOWAS COMMUNITY COURT OF JUSTICE (ECCJ)
• EUROPEAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT COURT (EFTA COURT)
• EUROASIAN ECONOMIC UNION COURT (EAEU COURT)
• EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (ECTHR)
• Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR)
• OSCE COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION (CCA)
• UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (UNHRC)

Ad Hoc Criminal Tribunals and Special Courts

• HYBRID TRIBUNALS
• INTERNATIONAL RESIDUAL MECHANISM FOR CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS (IRMCT)

Arbitration

• INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Look for our current Jurisprudential Surveys and past Annual Reports on international jurisprudence