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Remarks by Judge James Crawford

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2018

Judge James Crawford*
Affiliation:
International Court of Justice.

Extract

A preliminary observation relates to the formalities of debating a question such as the present; in such a situation, the best way to win the debate is to interpret the motion such that you cannot lose. Those speaking for the motion have defined “expansive” as meaning undue or excessive, and no one would disagree with that proposition if that is the correct interpretation.

Type
Debate: Compulsory Jurisdiction in International Dispute Settlement: Beyond David Versus Goliath?
Copyright
Copyright © by The American Society of International Law 2018 

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