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Authorizing the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Request Advisory Opinions of the International Court of Justice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2017

Stephen M. Schwebel*
Affiliation:
International Court of Justice

Abstract

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Notes and Comments
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 1984

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References

1 UN Doc. E/1732, at 7 (June 26, 1950).

2 Judicial Review of United Nations Administrative Tribunal Judgements, Working Paper submitted by the Secretary-General, 10 UN GAOR Annexes (Agenda Item 49) at 17, 23, UN Doc. A/AC.78/L.1 and Corr.1 (1955).

3 Review of the Role of the International Court of Justice, Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc. A/8382, para. 299 (Sept. 15, 1971).

4 Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on Strengthening the Role of the Organization, UN Doc. A/32/33, at 190 (1976).

5 Mar. 23, 1948, 62 Stat. 3725, TIAS No. 1899, 19 UNTS 43; Supplemental Agreement, Feb. 9, 1966, 17 UST 74, TIAS No. 5961, 554 UNTS 308; amended Dec. 8, 1966, 17 UST 2319, TIAS No. 6176, 581 UNTS 362; Second Supplemental Agreement, Aug. 28, 1969, 20 UST 2810, TIAS No. 6750, 687 UNTS 408.

6 Done Feb. 13, 1946, 21 UST 1418, TIAS No. 6900, 1 UNTS 16.

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13 2 Rosenne, S., The Law and Practice of the International Court 673 (1965)Google Scholar. Accord D. Pratap, supra note 7, at 72–73; Pomerance, M., The Advisory Function of the International Court in the League and U.N. Eras 38 (1973)Google Scholar.

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