Counterclaims before the International Court of Justice
Counterclaims, the right of a State sued by another State to bring its own counter-suit in the course of the same trial, may offer an opportunity to mitigate the effects of the original suit and help to resolve disputes between States that have more than
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Constantine Antonopoulos
Counterclaims before the International Court of Justice
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Constantine Antonopoulos Department of Law Democritus University of Thrace University Campus 69 100 Komotini Greece e-mail: [email protected]
ISBN 978-90-6704-789-0
e-ISBN 978-90-6704-790-6
DOI 10.1007/978-90-6704-790-6 Ó T.M.C. ASSER
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To Vanessa and Giannos
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Preface
I am indebted to Dr. Olympia Bekou of the University of Nottingham and Mr. Michael Vagias of the Hague Law Institute for their assistance in acquiring material that was helpful in the research and writing of the text. I also wish to express my thanks to Asser Press for the publication of this monograph and particularly to Mr. Philip van Tongeren and Ms. Marjolijn Bastiaans for their invaluable assistance. Last but not least, I express my love and deep gratitude to my wife Vanessa and my son Giannos for their encouragement and patience during the preparation of this book. Komotini 2011
C. Antonopoulos
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Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Concept of Counterclaims in International Litigation . . . . . Counterclaims as a Municipal Private Law Analogy . . . . . . . Counterclaims in Municipal Law: A Brief Overview . . . . . . . Counterclaims in International Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.1 The Permanent Court of Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.2 The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976) . . . . . . . . . 2.3.3 The Iran-US Claims Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.4 The World Trade Organization Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.5 The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.6 The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Rules of Arbitration
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