Ole Spiermann is Lecturer in International Law at the University of Copenhagen. He specialises in international law and international dispute settlement. He is a member of the Executive Council of the International Law Association as well as the ILA Committees on International Commerical Arbitration and on Foreign Investment. Dr Spiermann is an associate with Jonas Bruun Law Firm, Copenhagen.

• Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of treaties; List of abbreviations; Part I. The Permanent Court of International Justice: 1. A project of international justice; Part II. International Legal Argument: 2. The basis of international law; 3. The double structure of international legal argument; Part III. International Legal Argument in the Permanent Court of International Justice: 4. Revisiting the Permanent Court; 5. The foundational period, 1922–1924; 6. An international lawyer's approach, 1925–1930; 7. A national lawyer's approach, 1931–1940; Part IV. General Conclusions: 8. The legacy of the Permanent Court; Appendix; List of Advisory Opinions, Judgments and Orders of the Permanent Court of International Justice; Bibliography.

Ole Spiermann is Lecturer in International Law at the University of Copenhagen. He specialises in international law and international dispute settlement. He is a member of the Executive Council of the International Law Association as well as the ILA Committees on International Commerical Arbitration and on Foreign Investment. Dr Spiermann is an associate with Jonas Bruun Law Firm, Copenhagen.

• Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of treaties; List of abbreviations; Part I. The Permanent Court of International Justice: 1. A project of international justice; Part II. International Legal Argument: 2. The basis of international law; 3. The double structure of international legal argument; Part III. International Legal Argument in the Permanent Court of International Justice: 4. Revisiting the Permanent Court; 5. The foundational period, 1922–1924; 6. An international lawyer's approach, 1925–1930; 7. A national lawyer's approach, 1931–1940; Part IV. General Conclusions: 8. The legacy of the Permanent Court; Appendix; List of Advisory Opinions, Judgments and Orders of the Permanent Court of International Justice; Bibliography.

Ole Spiermann is Lecturer in International Law at the University of Copenhagen. He specialises in international law and international dispute settlement. He is a member of the Executive Council of the International Law Association as well as the ILA Committees on International Commerical Arbitration and on Foreign Investment. Dr Spiermann is an associate with Jonas Bruun Law Firm, Copenhagen.

• Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of treaties; List of abbreviations; Part I. The Permanent Court of International Justice: 1. A project of international justice; Part II. International Legal Argument: 2. The basis of international law; 3. The double structure of international legal argument; Part III. International Legal Argument in the Permanent Court of International Justice: 4. Revisiting the Permanent Court; 5. The foundational period, 1922–1924; 6. An international lawyer's approach, 1925–1930; 7. A national lawyer's approach, 1931–1940; Part IV. General Conclusions: 8. The legacy of the Permanent Court; Appendix; List of Advisory Opinions, Judgments and Orders of the Permanent Court of International Justice; Bibliography.