Includes index.

Preface / H. E. Mohammed Bedjaoui -- Editorial Introduction / A. S. Muller, D. Raic and J. M. Thuranszky -- The World Court at the Turn of the Century / M. Shahabuddeen -- The Proper Work and Purposes of the International Court of Justice /Robert Y. Jennings -- Judicial Settlement in Perspective / A. O. Adede -- The Effectiveness of the International Court of Justice in the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes / Ph. Couvreur --The Judicial Function of the International Court of Justice with Respect to Disputes Involving Highly Political Issues /T. Sugihara -- International Organizations as Parties to Contentious Proceeding before the International Court of Justice? / J. Sztucki -- Granting International Organizations Ius Standi in the International Court of Justice / P. C. Szasz -- Access of International Organizations to the International Court of Justice / I. Seidl-Hohenveldern --Individuals and the International Court / M. W. Janis.

The Security Council and the International Court of Justice: Judicial Drift and Judicial Function / M. N. Shaw -- The International Court of Justice in Relation to Other Courts / H. G. Schermers -- The Advisory Role of the International Court of Justice and Its 'Judicial' Character: Past and Future Prisms / M. Pomerance -- Judicial Insights into the Fundamental Values and Interests of the International Community / V. Gowlland-Debbas -- The International Court of Justice and the Formulation of General International Law: The Law of Maritime Delimitation as an Example / J. J. Quintana -- The International Court of Justice at Fifty / D. P. Forsythe -- The International Court of Justice: Where Does it Stand? / P. H. Kooijmans.