A Century of International Adjudication:The Rule of Law and Its Limits

Jean Allain analyzes the first century of the evolution of international adjudication as a permanent fixture of the international society. Allain demonstrates the various limitations to effective adjudication through a case-study approach that examines specific international courts. He reveals that the rule of law can be effectively implemented internationally if states so desire, and maintains that their intransigence, over the last century, has limited the rule of law on the international level.