• Part I: Mapping International Adjudicative Bodies


• 1: Cesare PR Romano, Karen J Alter, and Yuval Shany: Mapping International Adjudicative Bodies, the Issues, and Players


• 2: Cesare PR Romano, Karen J Alter, and Francesco Sebregondi: Illustrations: A Reader's Guide


• 3: Mary Ellen O'Connell and Lenore VanderZee: The History of International Adjudication


• 4: Karen J Alter: The Multiplication of International Courts and Tribunals after the End of the Cold War


• 5: Cesare PR Romano: The Shadow Zones of International Judicialization


• 6: Cesare PR Romano: Trial and Error in International Judicialization


• 7: Pierre-Marie Dupuy and Jorge E Viñulaes: The Challenge of "Proliferation": An Anatomy of the Debate


• 8: José E Alvarez: What are International Judges For? The Main Functions of International Adjudication


• Part II: Orders and Families of International Adjudicative Bodies


• 9: Sean D Murphy: International Judicial Bodies for Resolving Disputes Between States


• 10: William A Schabas: International Criminal Courts


• 11: Solomon T Ebobrah: International Human Rights Courts


• 12: Carl Baudenbacher and Michael-James Clifton: Courts of Regional Economic and Political Integration Agreements


• 13: David D Caron: International Claims and Compensation Bodies


• 14: Christoph Schreuer: Investment Arbitration


• 15: Chittharanjan F Amerasinghe: International Administrative Tribunals


• Part III: Theoretical Approaches to Studying International Adjudication


• 16: Maya Steinitz: Transnational Legal Process Theories


• 17: Mark A Pollack: Political Science and International Adjudication


• 18: Mikael Rask Madsen: Sociological Approaches to International Courts


• 19: Samantha Besson: Legal Philosophical Issues of International Adjudication: Getting Over the "Amour Impossible" between International Law and Adjudication


• Part IV: Contemporary Issues in International Adjudication


• 20: Alexandra Huneeus: Compliance with Judgments and Decisions


• 21: Laurence R Helfer: The Effectiveness of International Adjudicators


• 22: Tom Ginsburg: Political Constraints on International Courts


• 23: Armin von Bogdandy and Ingo Venzke: The Spell of Precedents: Lawmaking by International Courts and Tribunals


• 24: André Nollkaemper: Conversations among Courts: Domestic and International Adjudicators


• 25: Erik Voeten: International Judicial Behavior


• 26: Natalie Klein: Who Litigates and Why


• 27: Thordis Ingadottir: The Financing of International Adjudication


• Part V: Key Actors


• 28: Leigh Swigart and Daniel Terris: Who are International Judges?


• 29: Eran Sthoeger and Michael Wood: The International Bar


• 30: Antoine Vauchez: Communities of International Litigators


• 31: Kevin Jon Heller: The Role of the International Prosecutor


• 32: Kate Gibson: Defense Counsel in International Criminal Trials


• 33: Stéphanie Cartier and Cristina Hoss: The Role of Registries and Legal Secretariats in International Judicial Institutions


• Part VI: Selected Legal and Procedural Issues of International Adjudication


• 34: Ruth Mackenzie: The Selection of International Judges


• 35: Anja Seibert-Fohr: International Judicial Ethics


• 36: Yuval Shany: Jurisdiction and Admissibility


• 37: Yaël Ronen and Yael Naggan: Third Parties


• 38: Chester Brown: Inherent Powers in International Adjudication


• 39: Anna Riddell: Evidence, Fact-Finding, and Experts


• 40: Christine Gray: Remedies


• Annex 1: International Judicial Bodies: Recapitulation


• Annex 2: States Subject to Compulsory Jurisdiction

Cesare PR Romano is Professor of Law and W Joseph Ford Fellow at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.
Karen J Alter is Professor of Political Science and Law at Northwestern University and a permanent visiting professor at the iCourts Center for Excellence, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law.
Yuval Shany is the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in International Law and Dean of the Law Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

This Oxford Handbook provides interdisciplinary perspectives on international adjudication, analysing the proliferation of international courts and tribunals from the perspective of both international law and political science. It presents the different theoretical approaches to these courts, their main functions, and the issues confronting them.