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International Court of Justice

The ICJ: The Procedure before the Court: How to Find the Court Rules

The Statute of the ICJ contains the relevant rules regarding the procedure before the Court: "Competence of the Court" (Arts. 34-38), "Procedure" (Arts. 39-64), "Advisory Opinions" (Arts. 65-68).

Finding Aids and Other Research Resources

An excellent overview of the ICJ’s compulsory, compromis and ratione materiae jurisdiction.
This work contains an insightful overview of the Court’s role, the Rules, the Statute, a list of parties to the Statute, judicial statistics, and the composition of the Court from 1922 to date.