The present volume fills important gaps in our understanding with regard to the Permanent Court of International Justice (1920–1946). It brings together an assembly of authors from different backgrounds to offer novel perspectives on a classic theme, casting previous assumptions into a new light – from ideas about its design and leading participants in its formation, to the role of particular judges in the development of its jurisdiction and advisory function. Prof. Dr. Henri de Waele, LL.M. is Professor of International and European Law at Radboud University Nijmegen and the University of Antwerp. Prof. Dr. Christian J. Tams, LL.M. is Professor of International Law at the University of Glasgow and the University Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne). With contributions by Itai Apter | Dr. Michel Erpelding | Dr. Arthur Eyffinger | Dr. Karin Van Leeuwen | Prof. Dr. Lucas Lima | Momchil Milanov | Dr. P. Sean Morris | Dr. Antoine Ollivier | Prof. Dr. Christian J. Tams, LL.M. | Dr. Peter Tomka | Prof. Dr. Henri de Waele, LL.M.