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Full Title

1945 Statute of the International Court of Justice
Short Title / Abbreviations

ICJ Statute
CIL Subject Classification
Citations to Text 3 Bevans 1179, 59 Stat 1031, TS 993, 39 AJIL Supp 215 (1945), Cmd 7015
Date of Adoption 26/06/1945
Place of Adoption San Francisco, USA
Secretariat / Relevant Authority

United Nations
Dispute settlement provisions

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Depository

United Nations Secretary-General
Annexes

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Entry Into Force Status In Force
Date of Entry into Force

24/10/1945
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

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General Status 49 Parties(as of 20/05/2021) Note: 193 Members (49 Original Members and 144 Members admitted in accordance with Article 4 of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations) as of 25 July 2016. Article 93 of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations provides that “[a]ll Members of the United Nations are ipso facto parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice”.
Links to Current Status/Reservations United Nations Treaty Collection
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam Declaration 21/09/1984
Cambodia Declaration 14/12/1955
Indonesia Declaration 28/09/1950
Lao PDR Declaration 14/12/1955
Malaysia Declaration 17/09/1957
Myanmar Declaration 19/04/1948
Philippines Ratification 11/10/1945
Singapore Declaration 21/09/1965
Thailand Declaration 16/12/1946
Vietnam Declaration 01/09/1978
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument

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This instrument amends/supersedes

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Related Instruments

1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes

1920 Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice

1945 Charter of the United Nations
External Links

United Nations Treaty Collection accessed on 20/05/2021

Additional Information

This instrument is an Annex to and forms an integral part of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations pursuant to Article 92 of the latter.

Cambodia (19 September 1957) and the Philippines (18 January 1972) have recognized as compulsory the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice pursuant to Article 36(2) of this instrument, which states: “The states parties to the present Statute may at any time declare that they recognize as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other state accepting the same obligation, the jurisdiction of the Court in all legal disputes concerning:

  1. The interpretation of a treaty;
  2. Any question of international law;
  3. The existence of any fact which, if established, would constitute a breach of an international obligation;
  4. The nature or extent of the reparation to be made for the breach of an international obligation.”

Note: Article 93(2) of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations states that “A state which is not a Member of the United Nations may become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice on conditions to be determined in each case by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.”