Human Rights in the International Court of Justice

Harvard HLS

Prerequisites: Some prior study of public international law is recommended but not required. Exam Type: No Exam The International Court of Justice, sitting in The Hague, is the highest judicial authority in public international law. The parties to its cases are states, not individuals. Yet increasingly in recent years the ICJ has been called upon to resolve claims under human rights law. This reading group will consider the contributions of the ICJ to human rights as well as the…