INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

https://doi.org/10.47963/ucclj.v4i1.1547

Authors

  • Kwadwo Addo Tuffuor University of Cape Coast
  • Stella Korantema Ho Technical University
  • Elijah Tukwariba Yin University of Cape Coast

Keywords:

International law, United Nations, Legal mechanisms, Peace and security, Settlement of disputes, War

Abstract

International law functions principally in maintaining the fabric of international relations, which reflects the overriding desire by states to resort to a supra-national power of legal mechanisms to resolve disputes that may arise among them on territorial claims without force and in a peaceful manner. The United Nations (UN), its Security Council, and its judicial organ - the International Court of Justice (ICJ) - were established after the Second World War primarily to achieve international peace and security. Consequently, the Constitutive Charter of the UN placed an obligation on member-states to resolve all disputes in a peaceful manner which was ostensibly geared towards forestalling the occurrence of another world war. Under the auspices of the UN, the world has achieved a comprehensive body of international law and dispute resolution mechanisms, some of which have helped to resolve disputes that would have otherwise threatened international peace and security. Despite this, scholars have paid less attention to how international law and the implementing agencies of the UN have contributed to global dispute settlement. This paper examines the significance of international law and its implementing agencies in the peaceful settlement of disputes. We argue that international law and its implementation agencies provide an effective framework for peaceful dispute settlement among nations, promoting global security and cooperation.

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Author Biographies

Kwadwo Addo Tuffuor, University of Cape Coast

hD, LLM, Mphil, LLM, QCL, BA.
Senior Lecturer
Department of Peace Studies
University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Stella Korantema, Ho Technical University

BA, LLM
Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies
Ho Technical University.

Elijah Tukwariba Yin, University of Cape Coast

PhD, LLM, MA, PgDL, BA, HETC
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law
University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Published

2024-07-01

How to Cite

Tuffuor, K. A. T., Korantema, S. K., & Yin, E. T. Y. (2024). INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES. UCC Law Journal, 4(1), 42–92. https://doi.org/10.47963/ucclj.v4i1.1547