Practice question
An NGO obtains suitable ECOSOC consultation arrangements under Article 71 and claims this alone makes it a sovereign State entitled to sue in an ICJ contentious case. Which is correct?
- Consultation automatically creates statehood
- Every NGO becomes a State after one meeting
- An ECOSOC badge overrides the ICJ Statute
- The NGO may unilaterally amend Article 34
- The consultation role does not supply State party capacity under Article 34(1)
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
- UN Charter, Article 71: https://legal.un.org/repertory/art71.shtml
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