Development of principles of international justice in the context of ensuring the peaceful resolution of international disputes
Slovo of the National School of Judges of Ukraine. №4(53) 2025. P. 84-90
ISSN: 2707-6849
UDC341.64:344.1
DOI https://doi.org/10.37566/2707-6849-2025-4(53)-7
Maksym MELNYK,
postgraduate student at the V. M. Koretsky Institute
of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8962-8413
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Development of principles of international justice in the context of ensuring the peaceful resolution of international disputes
Abstract
The article provides a thorough analysis of the origins, historical development, and genesis of the principles of international justice as a key element in the formation of the modern international legal order. The author reveals the historical origins of the institution of international justice, emphasizing its emergence as a civilized alternative to the forceful methods of resolving interstate disputes that dominated in previous eras. Particular attention is paid to the gradual transition from military and coercive forms of conflict resolution to legal and procedurally regulated mechanisms based on the principles of equality, justice, and mutual respect between states.
In the context of the historical development of international justice, the emergence of arbitration forms of dispute resolution in Ancient Greece, where the institutional foundations for the creation of independent arbitration bodies first appeared, is traced. In particular, the role of the arbitration commissions of the ancient amphictyony is emphasized, whose activities contributed to the establishment of the first supranational norms and practices of peaceful conflict resolution between political communities.
A separate section of the study is devoted to the process of doctrinal understanding of the idea of international justice in the works of thinkers of the 17th–18th centuries. The focus is on the concepts of Jeremy Bentham, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant, and other representatives of Enlightenment legal thought, who viewed international justice as a practical manifestation of the principles of humanism, rationalism, and justice in inter-state relations. In particular, I. Kant, in his “Perpetual Peace,” put forward the idea of creating an international court as an instrument for preventing wars, which was later reflected in the development of the global legal system.
In conclusion, it is noted that the formation of general principles of international justice is the result of a long evolution of legal thought, political practice, and international experience, which has gradually strengthened the position of law as a universal means of maintaining peace and security. These principles became the foundation for the creation of modern international judicial institutions, such as the Permanent Court of International Justice, the UN International Court of Justice, and other specialized tribunals, whose activities ensure the rule of law on a global scale.
Keywords: international judiciary, international adjudication, principles of law, international arbitration, arbitral tribunals, peaceful settlement of disputes, international judicial institutions, doctrine of international law.
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SuggestedCitation: Melnyk, M. (2025). Development of principles of international justice in the context of ensuring the peaceful resolution of international disputes. Slovo of the National School of Judges of Ukraine, 4 (53), 84–90. https://doi.org/10.37566/2707-6849-2025-4(53)-7
Date of first submission of the article to the publication: 05.01.2026
Date of acceptance of the article for publication after review: 17.03.2026
Date of publication (publication): 09.04.2026