Practice question
An individual asserts an internationally protected right but files personally as applicant in an ICJ contentious case against a State. The individual says possessing a substantive international right necessarily creates access to every international tribunal. No alternative basis changes Article 34. Which is correct?
- Every right creates universal procedural standing
- Substantive rights and forum access are distinct; Article 34(1) reserves contentious party capacity to States.
- The individual becomes a State by filing
- The Court’s Statute has no procedural limits
- Only the respondent’s press secretary decides jurisdiction
Legal references
- Statute of the International Court of Justice, Articles 34 and 65: https://legal.un.org/avl/pdf/ha/sicj/icj_statute_e.pdf
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