Right of Passage case
RESERVATIONS TO UNILATERAL DECLARATIONS
RECOGNIZING THE COMPULSORY JURISDICTION
OF THE ICJ IN THE RIGHT OF PASSAGE CASE
Manu Thadikkaran
Academic Year 2013-2014
Tutorial Group A
23 November, 2013
3983 words
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
INTRODUCTION:........................................................................................................................ 3
2.
MODERATED VIEWS ON CONSENT AND RECIPROCITY BY THE ICJ. ........................................ 3
a.
The ratione temporis objection: Was there a dilution of India’s sovereignty? .................. 4
b.
Reciprocity between States: Are there inherent limitations? .............................................. 6
c.
The surprise attack: Does it indicate a lack of good faith? ................................................ 7
3.
IMPORTANCE AND CONTINUING VALIDITY OF THE JUDGMENT. ............................................ 10
4.
CONCLUSION. ......................................................................................................................... 12
5.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. ...................................................................................................................... 13
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1. INTRODUCTION.
Article 36(2) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice [‘ICJ Statute’] allows State parties to accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice [‘ICJ’] after making a declaration regarding the same along with reservations. The assumption of jurisdiction under this provision entails the concepts of consent of the State and reciprocity. In dealing with the issue of jurisdiction, the ICJ often has the duty to determine the extent of this reciprocity in determining its jurisdiction in a dispute between two States that has made the declaration under Article 36(2).
The ICJ, in such situations, has to determine to what extent the conferral of jurisdiction of the parties coincide, as the basis of such
RECOGNIZING THE COMPULSORY JURISDICTION
OF THE ICJ IN THE RIGHT OF PASSAGE CASE
Manu Thadikkaran
Academic Year 2013-2014
Tutorial Group A
23 November, 2013
3983 words
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
INTRODUCTION:........................................................................................................................ 3
2.
MODERATED VIEWS ON CONSENT AND RECIPROCITY BY THE ICJ. ........................................ 3
a.
The ratione temporis objection: Was there a dilution of India’s sovereignty? .................. 4
b.
Reciprocity between States: Are there inherent limitations? .............................................. 6
c.
The surprise attack: Does it indicate a lack of good faith? ................................................ 7
3.
IMPORTANCE AND CONTINUING VALIDITY OF THE JUDGMENT. ............................................ 10
4.
CONCLUSION. ......................................................................................................................... 12
5.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. ...................................................................................................................... 13
2
1. INTRODUCTION.
Article 36(2) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice [‘ICJ Statute’] allows State parties to accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice [‘ICJ’] after making a declaration regarding the same along with reservations. The assumption of jurisdiction under this provision entails the concepts of consent of the State and reciprocity. In dealing with the issue of jurisdiction, the ICJ often has the duty to determine the extent of this reciprocity in determining its jurisdiction in a dispute between two States that has made the declaration under Article 36(2).
The ICJ, in such situations, has to determine to what extent the conferral of jurisdiction of the parties coincide, as the basis of such
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