The Debate Between Realism and Formalism in Contemporary International Law (Emphasizing the Procedure of the International Court of Justice)

Legal realism and legal formalism as two methods of judicial decision-making in national and international courts have been hot theoretical and philosophical topics among writers, judges, and lawyers in recent decades. Both methods have supporters and each has presented arguments to strengthen their...

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Main Author: Sepanta Mojtahedzadeh
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Language:English
Published: Shahr-e- Danesh Research And Study Institute of Law 2024-03-01
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Online Access:https://jlr.sdil.ac.ir/article_171944_490b21208127acda7a5469c2a976a918.pdf
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description Legal realism and legal formalism as two methods of judicial decision-making in national and international courts have been hot theoretical and philosophical topics among writers, judges, and lawyers in recent decades. Both methods have supporters and each has presented arguments to strengthen their views. In this research, with a descriptive-analytical method and using the library method and using reliable internet sources to collect data, an attempt has been made to answer the question that contemporary international law is at the crossroads between realism and legal formalism Which way is it going and what method does the International Court of Justice, follow in issuing its opinions? The answer that we got in brief is that the debate between these two methods in contemporary international law and as a result in the opinions of the International Court of Justice, has not had a clearly defined winner. However, the tendency is more towards formalism.
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spelling doaj-art-b6ccf409f5354e6897817cffbaf723f42025-01-12T12:22:06ZengShahr-e- Danesh Research And Study Institute of Lawپژوهشهای حقوقی1682-92202717-00202024-03-0122568511610.48300/jlr.2023.393417.2324171944The Debate Between Realism and Formalism in Contemporary International Law (Emphasizing the Procedure of the International Court of Justice)Sepanta Mojtahedzadeh0Assistant Professor, Department of law, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.Legal realism and legal formalism as two methods of judicial decision-making in national and international courts have been hot theoretical and philosophical topics among writers, judges, and lawyers in recent decades. Both methods have supporters and each has presented arguments to strengthen their views. In this research, with a descriptive-analytical method and using the library method and using reliable internet sources to collect data, an attempt has been made to answer the question that contemporary international law is at the crossroads between realism and legal formalism Which way is it going and what method does the International Court of Justice, follow in issuing its opinions? The answer that we got in brief is that the debate between these two methods in contemporary international law and as a result in the opinions of the International Court of Justice, has not had a clearly defined winner. However, the tendency is more towards formalism.https://jlr.sdil.ac.ir/article_171944_490b21208127acda7a5469c2a976a918.pdfformalismrealismsources of international lawlegal rulesoft lawjudicial decisionsschool of new haven
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The Debate Between Realism and Formalism in Contemporary International Law (Emphasizing the Procedure of the International Court of Justice)
پژوهشهای حقوقی
formalism
realism
sources of international law
legal rule
soft law
judicial decisions
school of new haven
title The Debate Between Realism and Formalism in Contemporary International Law (Emphasizing the Procedure of the International Court of Justice)
title_full The Debate Between Realism and Formalism in Contemporary International Law (Emphasizing the Procedure of the International Court of Justice)
title_fullStr The Debate Between Realism and Formalism in Contemporary International Law (Emphasizing the Procedure of the International Court of Justice)
title_full_unstemmed The Debate Between Realism and Formalism in Contemporary International Law (Emphasizing the Procedure of the International Court of Justice)
title_short The Debate Between Realism and Formalism in Contemporary International Law (Emphasizing the Procedure of the International Court of Justice)
title_sort debate between realism and formalism in contemporary international law emphasizing the procedure of the international court of justice
topic formalism
realism
sources of international law
legal rule
soft law
judicial decisions
school of new haven
url https://jlr.sdil.ac.ir/article_171944_490b21208127acda7a5469c2a976a918.pdf
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