ABSTRACT

The final part contains general conclusions on the inter-judicial dialogue as evidenced in the case-law of the International Court of Justice and jurisprudence of municipal courts analysed in the monograph. Particularly, it stresses that interactions between the ICJ and its national counterparts are intensifying in recent decades and this trend will probably be maintained in the coming years. Furthermore, the part tries to sketch 14 reasons explaining why domestic judges are willing to engage in this dialogue. Although this list is in no way intended to be exhaustive and comprehensive, it looks into the matter from different angles: legal, sociological, relating to public policy, etc.