THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL COURTS IN DEALING WITH CRISES IN BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN STATES

Given the global crisis in international relations between states, the study of ways of peaceful settlement of such conflicts is of undeniable relevance. One of these methods is the appeal of warring parties to international courts. The purpose of this study is to study international courts as a means of peaceful settlement of crisis phenomena in bilateral relations between states. Based on this, it is necessary to analyze the possible classifications of international courts, outline the competence of specific universal courts, such as the UN International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the International Criminal Court, summarize judicial statistics, and, based on this, formulate the role of international courts in resolving conflicts between states and outline prospects for further development of the studied field of international law. The growing role of international legal proceedings in resolving crises in bilateral relations between states is undeniable: over the past 30 years, both the number of courts themselves and the number of appeals to them have increased. Despite the existence of problems in international judicial activity, such as the lack of a unified system, the optional nature of the execution of decisions, possible politicization, in the future, the further development and strengthening of the role of international courts as a peaceful way to resolve conflicts of states is undeniable.