Abstract:Experts do not make law. A quick look into Article 38(1) of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Statute reveals that expert manuals are not a source of international law. So why should there be a legal monograph on them? In view of this book, the apodictic statement that experts do not make law is as true as it is misleading. International groups of legal experts have developed ways to compensate for the lack of formal status and established their manuals as central reference points in international human… Show more
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