This introductory chapter explains the purpose of this book as a functional analysis of question time at the ICJ: did issues raised assist the Court and individual judges in elaborating their judicial reasoning in contentious cases? The chosen methodology is a combination of an empirical survey of the practice of questioning and a content analysis of the subsequent judicial reasoning.

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Introduction

  • Karel Wellens

摘要

This introductory chapter explains the purpose of this book as a functional analysis of question time at the ICJ: did issues raised assist the Court and individual judges in elaborating their judicial reasoning in contentious cases? The chosen methodology is a combination of an empirical survey of the practice of questioning and a content analysis of the subsequent judicial reasoning.