TY - BOOK ID - 85297295 TI - Questions of jurisdiction and admissibility before international courts PY - 2016 SN - 1316490386 1316490602 1316491927 1316490823 1139839527 1316491048 1107038790 9781107038790 1316488926 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - International courts. KW - Jurisdiction (International law) KW - Admissable evidence. KW - International tribunals KW - Tribunals, International KW - Courts KW - Domestic jurisdiction KW - International jurisdiction KW - Jurisdiction, Domestic KW - Jurisdiction, International KW - Arbitration (International law) KW - International courts KW - Admissable evidence UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85297295 AB - This examination of the jurisdiction of international courts and the admissibility of cases before them analyses jurisdictional and admissibility rules in light of the roles assumed by international courts in international life and in light of the roles that jurisdictional and admissibility rules play in promoting the effectiveness and legitimacy of international courts. The theory pursued views jurisdiction as a form of delegation of power (the power to exercise judicial power and decide the law) and regards admissibility as a framework for deciding upon the propriety of exercising such power. On the basis of this theoretical framework, the author critically evaluates the exercise of judicial discretion in the existing case law of a variety of international courts, distinguishing between the category-based case selection implicit in jurisdictional rules and the case-by-case analysis and selection implicit in rules on admissibility. ER -