General Principles of Law as Applied by International Courts and Tribunals

Foreword Georg Schwarzenberger Preface Tables Abbreviations Introduction Part I. The Principle of Self-Preservation: Introductory 1. Territorial application of the principle 2. External application of the principle Part II. The Principle of Good Faith: Introductory 3. Good faith in treaty relations 4. Good faith in the exercise of rights (the theory of abuse of rights) 5. Other applications of the principle Part III. General Principles of Law in the Concept of Responsibility: 6. General notions 7. The principle of individual responsibility 8. The principle of fault 9. The principle of integral reparation 10. The principle of proximate causality Part IV. General Principles of Law in Judicial Proceedings: Introductory 11. Jurisdiction 12. Power to determine the extent of jurisdiction (competence de la competence) 13. Nemo debet esse judex in propria sua causa 14. Audiatur et altera pars 15. Jura novit curia 16. Proof and burden of proof 17. The principle of res judicata 18. Extinctive prescription Conclusions Appendices Index.