Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice

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The Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice are the procedural regulations that govern how the Court conducts its judicial functions, including the organization, powers, and duties of its judges and officers.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf internal regulations
judicial rules
procedural rules
accessibleAt official website of the International Court of Justice
adoptedBy International Court of Justice
appliesTo International Court of Justice
basedOn Statute of the International Court of Justice
bindingOn Registry of the International Court of Justice
judges of the International Court of Justice
parties to proceedings before the International Court of Justice
contains provisions on advisory opinions
provisions on counter‑claims
provisions on default of appearance
provisions on evidence
provisions on intervention
provisions on oral proceedings
provisions on provisional measures
provisions on revision and interpretation of judgments
provisions on the internal functioning of the Court
provisions on written proceedings
firstAdopted 1946
governs advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice
contentious cases before the International Court of Justice
duties of judges of the International Court of Justice
duties of the Registrar of the International Court of Justice
organization of the International Court of Justice
powers of judges of the International Court of Justice
procedure of the International Court of Justice
language English
French
legalStatus subsidiary to the Statute of the International Court of Justice
madeUnder Article 30 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice
publisher International Court of Justice
regulates constitution of chambers of the International Court of Justice
deliberations of the Court
delivery of judgments
filing of pleadings and documents
hearing of witnesses and experts
role of the President of the International Court of Justice
role of the Registrar of the International Court of Justice
role of the Vice‑President of the International Court of Justice
time‑limits in proceedings
revised 1972
1978
2000
subjectArea international procedural law
public international law


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