Previous edition published as edited by Philippe Sands.

Rev. ed. of: Manual on international courts and tribunals / editor, Philippe Sands ; assistant editors, Ruth Mackenzie, Yuval Shany. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The international court of justice -- The international tribunal for the law of the sea -- The dispute settlement system of the world trade organization -- The permanent court of arbitration -- The international centre for settlement of invesment disputes -- The international criminal court -- The ad hoc international criminal tribunals : ICTY and ICTR -- Hybrid international criminal tribunals : the special court for Sierra Leone, the extraordinary chambers in the courts of Cambodia, and the special tribunal for Lebanon -- Courts of the European economic area -- Courts of justice of other economic communities -- The European court of human rights -- The Inter-American court of human rights and the Inter-American commission on human rights -- The African commission and court on human and peoples' rights -- The human rights committee -- Other UN treaty bodies -- Representation and complaint procedures of the international labour organization -- The inspection panel of the world bank -- Other inspection, review, and compliance mechanisms in international financial institutions -- Compliance procedures in multilateral environmental agreements.