@article{19837,
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/19837},
      title = {Handbook on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes between  States},
      abstract = {The purpose of the handbook is to contribute to the  peaceful settlement of disputes between States and to help  to increase compliance with international law by providing  States parties to a dispute, particularly those States  which do not have the benefit of long-established and  experienced legal departments, with the information they  might need to select and apply procedures best suited to  the settlement of particular disputes. The handbook has  been prepared in strict conformity with the Charter of the  United Nations. It is descriptive in nature and is not a  legal instrument. Although drawn up on consultation with  Member States, it does not represent the views of Member  States. In conformity with the above-mentioned resolutions,  the scope of the handbook was to be limited to disputes  between States, excluding those  disputes which although  involving States fell under municipal law or were within  the competence of domestic courts. However, at the request  of the Consultative Group to the Secretary-General, the  draft handbook now includes disputes to which subjects of  law other than States may be parties. The completion of  this Handbook was generally recognized as a concrete and  useful contribution to the United Nations Decade of  International Law.},
      recid = {19837},
      pages = {viii, 229 pages ;},
}