Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice

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The Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice is a smaller, specially constituted body of the Court designed to handle certain cases more expeditiously than the full bench.


Statements (37)
Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial chamber
organ of the International Court of Justice
appliesLaw international law
canBeReelected yes
canHear disputes between States
canIssue judgments
orders
compositionDeterminedBy International Court of Justice
decisionBindingOn parties to the case
decisionMakingMethod collegial decision by its judges
distinctFrom full bench of the International Court of Justice
establishedBy International Court of Justice under its Statute
governedBy United Nations Charter provisions on the International Court of Justice
hasJurisdiction contentious cases submitted to the International Court of Justice
hasPurpose to deal with cases by summary procedure
to handle certain cases more expeditiously than the full Court
includes President of the International Court of Justice
Vice‑President of the International Court of Justice
three other judges of the International Court of Justice
languageOfProceedings English
French
legalBasis Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice
Statute of the International Court of Justice
locatedIn Peace Palace, The Hague
The Hague, Netherlands
mayIncludeJudgeAdHoc yes, at the request of a party under ICJ rules
memberCount 5 judges
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf International Court of Justice
proceduralCharacteristic uses simplified or expedited procedures compared to the full Court
reportsTo International Court of Justice
requiresConsentOfParties yes, for a case to be heard by the Chamber
selectionMethod elected by the International Court of Justice from among its members
subjectTo Rules of Court adopted by the International Court of Justice
Statute of the International Court of Justice
termLength one year
typeOfProcedure summary procedure

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
memberOf

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