CHAPTER 1: THE CONCEPT OF AN IDEAL; CHAPTER 2: FOCUS ON ARBITRATION; CHAPTER 3: THE NEXT STAGE OF ORGANIZATION; CHAPTER 4: THE CONVENTION AND THE COURT EVALUATED; CHAPTER 5: THE QUEST FOR TRUE COURTS OF LAW; CHAPTER 6: THE YEARS UP TO VERSAILLES; CHAPTER 7: A WORLD ORGANIZATION AND A WORLD COURT; CHAPTER 8: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF JURISTS; CHAPTER 9: THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE DUTCH; CHAPTER 10: THE INSTALLATION CEREMONY; CHAPTER 11: THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DISCOURSE; CHAPTER 12: A DISCOURSE ON PRINCIPLE; CHAPTER 13: A WEALTH OF PROPOSITIONS; CHAPTER 14: THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT; CHAPTER 15: THE COMPETENCE OF THE COURT; CHAPTER 16: MATTERS OF PROCEDURE AND RECOMMENDATIONS; CHAPTER 17: THE APPRAISAL OF THE COMPETING PROJECTS; CHAPTER 18: THE ANALYSIS OF THE ROOT-PHILLIMORE PLAN; CHAPTER 19: THE COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS; CHAPTER 20: THE FIRST READING OF THE DRAFT STATUTE; CHAPTER 21: THE REPORT TO THE COUNCIL; CHAPTER 22: THE RECEPTION OF THE DRAFT STATUTE CHAPTER 23: THE THIRD COMMITTEE OF THE ASSEMBLY; CHAPTER 24: THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE; CHAPTER 25: THE THIRD COMMITTEE REVISITED; CHAPTER 26: THE DISCOURSE IN THE ASSEMBLY; EPILOGUE; THE STATUTE OF THE PCIJ (1920); APPENDICESA Trilogy on the History of the World CourtThe present volume is the first in a trilogy which addresses the genesis and the first century of operation of the World Court. This volume assesses the Constitution of the Court (1870-1920) from the wider historical perspective and in light of the time-honoured aspiration to improve on the condition of mankind. Volume II covers the Implementation of the concept and the pioneering years of the PCIJ (1921-1946). Volume III addresses the seventy-five years of the ICJ (1946-2022).