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Governance of International Courts and Tribunals: Institutions, Norms, and Practices

Author: Sergey Vasiliev; Niels Blokker
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198922131
Published In: April 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Governance of International Courts and Tribunals presents the first systematic examination of the institutions, practices, and norms that constitute international judicial governance—the oversight exercised by states and international organisations over international courts and tribunals to ensure their independent, accountable, and effective functioning.

Departing from the traditional focus on courts' mandates, jurisprudence, and procedures, the book turns attention to international judicial governance institutions (what the book terms 'injugovins')—the political and executive bodies, such as organs of international organisations or dedicated governance bodies, responsible for overseeing courts. It explores their practices and the normative frameworks that guide them.

Injugovins are revealed as crucial yet long-overlooked actors in the international adjudicative landscape. Their performance shapes the entire life cycle of courts—from the adoption of constituent instruments to budgeting, appointments, accountability mechanisms, institutional reform, enforcement, and closure. Many of the challenges faced by courts, including legitimacy crises, limited effectiveness, and political backlash, often stem from, or are worsened by, governance shortcomings.

Addressing a long-standing gap in the literature, the volume develops a shared vocabulary and conceptual framework for understanding international judicial governance as a distinct domain of international institutional law and practice. Comprising 24 contributions, it combines conceptual analysis, regime-specific studies, and cross-cutting functional perspectives. It maps historical and contemporary governance models—including those of the PCIJ, ICJ, CJEU, ICC, and African regional courts—and examines key functions such as judicial elections, financial oversight, and enforcement. With empirical depth and analytical clarity, this volume lays the foundations for future research on the legitimacy, oversight, and effectiveness of international courts.

PART I - DEMARCATING AND MAPPING JUDICIAL GOVERNANCE

1:Introduction

Sergey Vasiliev and Niels Blokker

2:What is (International) Judicial Governance?

Sergey Vasiliev

3:International Judicial Governance Institutions: Topography, Typology, and Guiding Principles

Niels Blokker

PART II - HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS

4:Managing the Realisation of The Hope of Ages : Governance of the Permanent Court of International Justice

Henri de Waele

5:Governance of the International Military Tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo

Sergey Vasiliev

PART III - MODERN REGIMES

6:Governance of the International Court of Justice

Serena Forlati

7:Governance of Regional Integration Tribunals East African Court of Justice and SADC Tribunal: Perspectives from Africa

John Eudes Ruhangisa

8:Paper Lionsa The Governance of Africa s (Quasi-)Judicial Human Rights Institutions

Misha Ariana Plagis and Karin Pluberg

9:Governance of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Heikki Kanninen

10:Governance of UN Criminal Tribunals

Huw Llewellyn

11:Governance of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon: An Administrative Perspective

Evelyn Anoya

PART IV - JUDICIAL GOVERNANCE FUNCTIONS

12:The Election of Judges onto the European Court of Human Rights

Andrzej Drzemczewski

13:The Procedure for Nominating Members of the EU Courts: The Role of the 255 Panel

Christiaan Timmermans

14:Financial Governance of International Courts and Tribunals

Adriana-Maria Manolescu

15:The Enforcement of International Judicial Decisions

Dorine Nauleau

16:Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: The Supervisory Role of the Committee of Ministers

Roeland Böcker and Hanneke Palm

PART V - CRISES AND SOLUTIONS

17:The Demise of the WTO Appellate Body: Lessons for the Governance of International Adjudication?

Peter van den Bossche

18:The Challenges of the ICC Governance

Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi

19:Electing the Besta Process and Politics of Nomination and Election of International Judges

Christian M. De Vos, Mariana Pena, and Yassir Khudayri

20:Deficient Protection of the Independence of International Judges by International Judicial Governance Institutions: The Case of Judge Akay

Zsuzsanna Deen-Racsmány

PART VI - FUTURE OUTLOOK

21:The Three-Layer Governance Model: Truce between Independence and Accountability

Nicolas Guillou and Adriana-Maria Manolescu

22:Conclusion

Niels Blokker and Sergey Vasiliev

PART VII - KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Addendum 1: Governance of the International Court of Justice

Abdulqawi Ahm

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