Practice question
A respondent State does not appear before the ICJ. The applicant requests judgment solely because it is present. What must the Court still verify under Article53?
- Jurisdiction and that the claim is well founded in fact and law
- Only the applicant’s attendance
- Only the respondent’s flag color
- Nothing at all
- Only which State filed first
Legal references
- ICJ Statute: https://legal.un.org/avl/pdf/ha/sicj/icj_statute_e.pdf Articles53 and61.
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