LEADER 03508nam 2200469 450 001 9910367561903321 005 20200114132325.0 010 $a3-8452-7592-8 010 $a9781509908929 024 8 $ahttps://doi.org/10.5771/9783845275925 035 $a(CKB)4100000005821988 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5519151 035 $a(ScCtBLL)59c60cbd-a31d-4572-b607-86b310ac980b 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000005821988 100 $a20181011d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAmicus Curiae before international courts and tribunals /$fAstrid Wiik 210 1$aBaden-Baden, Germany :$cHart Publishing :$cNomos,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (734 pages) 225 1 $aSuccessful dispute resolution ;$vVolume 4 311 $a3-8487-3240-8 330 $aAmicus curiae participation in international courts is steadily growing since the late 1990 despite lack of clarity on the concept's nature, function and utility in international dispute settlement. Does amicus curiae infuse international judicial proceedings with alternative views, including the public interest in a case, as often advocated by NGOs? Does it increase the legitimacy and transparency of international dispute settlement, or the coherence of international law? Or is it an unhelpful impostor that impedes negotiated solutions and derails the proceedings at the expense of the parties to advance its own agenda? By way of an empirical-comparative analysis of the laws and practices of the ICJ, the ITLOS, the ECtHR, the IACtHR, the IACtHPR, WTO panels and the Appellate Body, and investment arbitration the dissertation examines the status quo of amicus curiae before international courts and tribunals to determine if the current amicus curiae practice is of added value to international proceedings and international dispute settlement in general. The dissertation shows that there is no common concept of international amicus curiae, but that amicus curiae before the international courts examined share a few characteristics. A proposed functional systematization highlights overlaps and diverging uses of the concept before international courts and helps scholars and practitioners to assess the opportunities and limits of the concept. Analysis of the concept's current regulatory framework and its substantive effectiveness reveals a hesitation in particular by courts with a strong adversarial tradition to take into account the views of a non-party despite the positive experience with the concept in regional human rights courts. The dissertation concludes that neither the expectations nor the concerns attached to amicus curiae participation in international proceedings have materialized. It argues that the concept can contribute to improved decisions and decision-making in international dispute settlement if regulated and used properly. 410 0$aSuccessful dispute resolution ;$vVolume 4. 606 $aAmici curiae 606 $aInternational courts$vRules and practice 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAmici curiae. 615 0$aInternational courts 676 $a347.01 700 $aWiik$b Astrid$0914985 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910367561903321 996 $aAmicus Curiae before international courts and tribunals$92050426 997 $aUNINA