Often we speak as if international courts were a form of enforcement we assume that once a legal regime acquires a court it has teeth both within national and international legal systems however implementation of adjudicated decisions is itself an enforcement problem compliance is not always a straightforward or likely outcome. Compliance with decisions of the international court of justice constanze schulte international courts and tribunals series the first comprehensive reference work analyzing follow up of all international court of justice decisions tackles compliance a fundamental issue in international law explores means of enhancing compliance in the future. Compliance with decisions of the international court of justice international courts and tribunals series schulte constanze on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers compliance with decisions of the international court of justice international courts and tribunals series. This book examines the compliance record of states parties to proceedings before the international court of justice icj the principal judicial body of the united nations it undertakes a comprehensive analysis of the follow up of the icjs judgments and interim measures from the courts creation in 1945 until the present day. Jurisdiction and compliance in recent decisions of the international court of justice 817 the notion that greater acceptance of icj compulsory jurisdiction 9 has occurred or is forthcoming is of course hopelessly utopian especially in light of the last 60 years of the courts experience