This book offers students a clear and systematic overview of procedures for peaceful dispute settlement in international law.

Yoshifumi Tanaka is Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen. He has taught at several different universities and has published widely in the fields of peaceful settlement of international disputes, the law of the sea and international environmental law.

Part I. Foundation of International Dispute Settlement: 1. International dispute settlement in perspective; 2. Negotiation, good offices and mediation; 3. Inquiry and conciliation; 4. International dispute settlement through the United Nations; 5. Inter-state arbitration; 6. International Court of Justice (I): organisation and jurisdiction of the court; 7. International Court of Justice (II): law and procedure of the court; Part II. International Dispute Settlement in Particular Fields: 8. International dispute settlement in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; 9. The WTO dispute settlement system; 10. Peaceful settlement of international environmental disputes; 11. Peaceful settlement of disputes involving non-state actors; 12. The quest for peace in international law; Index.