A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to establishing regional courts within the International Court of Justice, increasing the categories of parties which may request advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice, selecting judges of the International Court of Justice, and having the International Court of Justice consider cases outside The Hague.

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Makes it the sense of the Senate that the President should undertake all appropriate steps to have amendments to the Statute of the International Court of Justice adopted and entered into force which would: (1) establish regional courts of original jurisdiction under the International Court of Justice to consder and decide specific disputes at the request of the parties, with judges selected by agreement of the parties to sit at any location convenient to them; and (2) provide that decisions of such regional courts may be appealed to the International Court of Justice for its consideration and decision. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should propose the following amendments to the General Assembly of the United Nations to article 96 of the United Nations Charter (relating to advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice), and take all appropriate measures to have such amendments adopted and entered into force with article 108 of such Charter: (1) amend paragraph 2 by striking out "and specialized agencies" and inserting in lieu thereof "specialized agencies, and regional organizations", so that regional organizations may also request advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice; and (2) add the following new paragraph at the end thereof; "(3) any two or more States may jointly request advisory opinions of the Court on any legal questions relating to a dispute between them". Makes it the sense of the Senate that the President should undertake appropriate steps to improve, within the existing provisions of the Statute, the procedure whereby persons are nominated and elected to serve as judges of the International Court of Justice. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should undertake all appropriate steps to encourage the International Court of Justice, from time to time, to sit and exercise its functions outside the Hague at places more convenient to the various parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice.

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 20 May 1974

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 1 March 1973

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