Professor Shany then assesses some of the theoretical and practical implications of these developments, and in particular he argues that «the rise in the number of international courts and the expansion of their powers should be primarily understood as a change in
the ethos underlying the operation of international courts» (pp 77 — 83).
Reflects on the Emergence of a New International Judiciary, Professor Shany provides a clear - eyed and succinct overview of changes «in
the ethos underlying the operation of international courts» that are the result of an increase in the number of such courts and an expansion of their authority.