Download This PaperAn Empirical Study of the Voting Pattern of Judges of the International Court of Justice (2005-2016)
12 Pages Posted: 18 Jan 2018
Date Written: December 31, 2017
Abstract
The Statute of the International Court of Justice stipulates that judges shall exercise their powers impartially. We question the practicability of this statement and examine whether the voting pattern of the judges are biased. In this light, empirical research is conducted on cases adjudicated from 2005 to 2016. We find strong evidence that (1) judges favour their home States or appointing States; and (2) judges favour States that speak same majority language with their home States.
Keywords: Voting Pattern, ICJ Judges, Empirical Research
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Ma, Xuechan and Guo, Shuai, An Empirical Study of the Voting Pattern of Judges of the International Court of Justice (2005-2016) (December 31, 2017). Erasmus Law Review, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3104530
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