Reservations to Optional Declarations Granting Jurisdiction to the International Court of Justice

In this incisive book, Robert Kolb sets out a short but nevertheless in-depth analysis of optional declarations for the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, and of the various reservations which restrict the jurisdiction. Concise and readable, the book examines the true scope of this jurisdiction once the numerous carve-outs of the reservations are subtracted. Kolb constructs a detailed exploration of the reservations involved and their effects. After an overview of the optional d