Practice question
A dispute concerns the meaning of an earlier ICJ judgment. A party says Article 60 allows requesting construction but that this necessarily opens an ordinary appeal on every merits issue. Which is correct?
- Every interpretation request automatically retries all merits
- The original judgment becomes a draft
- The request erases Article 59
- Only a national court can interpret an ICJ judgment
- Construction of meaning or scope is distinct from ordinary appeal, which Article 60 excludes
Legal references
- ICJ Statute: https://legal.un.org/avl/pdf/ha/sicj/icj_statute_e.pdf; Articles 26-27,38(1)(d),56-60.
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