Download or read book The International Court of Justice and the Effectiveness of International Law written by Philippe Couvreur and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Court of Justice and the Effectiveness of International Law, by Philippe Couvreur, Registrar of the ICJ, offers an account of the history and main achievements of the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, the only court with universal and general jurisdiction.