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Legal Terms - compulsory jurisdiction
The ability of an international tribunal to mandate, and so force, states to bring legal action against one another. According to Article 36(2) of its Statute, the *International Court of Justice's mandatory jurisdiction is contingent upon the nations' voluntary prior declarations. We refer to this as the *optional clause
The ability of an international tribunal to mandate, and so force, states to bring legal action against one another. According to Article 36(2) of its Statute, the *International Court of Justice's mandatory jurisdiction is contingent upon the nations' voluntary prior declarations. We refer to this as the *optional clause
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