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

Edited by Sergey Vasiliev · Niels Blokker
New Arrival Oxford University Press April 2026

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ISBN-13
9780198922131
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
April 2026
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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.

Table of Contents

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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