The Binding Nature of Provisional Measures of the International Court of Justice: The ‘Settlement’ of the Issue in the LaGrand Case

Leiden Journal of International Law, Vol. 16, pp. 67-83, 2003

17 Pages Posted: 13 Feb 2010 Last revised: 4 Aug 2010

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Jörg Kammerhofer

University of Freiburg - Faculty of Law

Date Written: May 2, 2003

Abstract

In the LaGrand case, the International Court of Justice seems to have created a clear precedent in favour of the binding force of provisional measures. This essay surveys the main lines of argument for and against the binding nature of provisional measures in the relevant literature, and discusses how the LaGrand case was argued in this context. The elation to be found in recent literature with regard to the ‘settlement’ of the issue of the binding force will be questioned by a discussion of the apparent adoption in international law of a system of precedents and stare decisis.

Keywords: International Court of Justice, LaGrand case, precedent, provisional measures

Suggested Citation

Kammerhofer, Jörg, The Binding Nature of Provisional Measures of the International Court of Justice: The ‘Settlement’ of the Issue in the LaGrand Case (May 2, 2003). Leiden Journal of International Law, Vol. 16, pp. 67-83, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1551749

Jörg Kammerhofer (Contact Author)

University of Freiburg - Faculty of Law ( email )

D-79098 Freiburg
Germany

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