to resolve cases not brought to court and thus cannot be responsible for legal skirmishes not brought to its doorstep. Despite of its shortcomings and the many failures it has experienced, the ICJ has had a positive effect on the development of International Law and the propagation of the principals of sovereignty, non-conquest, human rights and the rights of existence and self-defence of a state. In addition the ICJ has helped resolve disputes between states with some degree of success, and given the numerous difficulties it faces, its achievements are respectable and its usefulness is undeniable. Most importantly, the ICJ, at the very least, provides an additional option for states to settle their disputes peacefully through third party intervention, and this has reduced the threat of open war....
