International Litigation

Study of the history, forms, progress, problems, and future of interstate, third party dispute resolution. Examination of basic issues and principles of public international litigation and arbitration between governments and between a government and a private entity. Investigation of the guiding principles and essential elements of conducting litigation in the arena of public international law and with state parties through in-depth examination of leading cases before the International Court of Justice. Problems of mixed and interstate arbitration, both ad hoc and institutional.