Natioua aad tbe AAT.CC could b€ ltr'tber Irrootd and oae of tbe areas conslalered ia thi s cortart },as j.a laLation to poasible rial€r use of tbe procetlures avaiLabl,e utder tbe Stahrt e aa<t the r€rris€d. RuJ.ee of tbe late:natlona.l Court of Justice fo! settle@eot of legal {isputes anon€Et StateE partiss. The roatter wes briefty discuss€d at a !!€etirg of Le€el advLsers of the Menber StateE of tbe Ailcc held at the uDit€a! Nations in Nowcrber 1981. Tlhe }!€€ti.Dg bad recoooded that ttre A ar,CC S€ct€t"l at Elrorlaf lr€paro a EtudJr o tbe question of poEslble }rider uEe of the Court bX a conpronise thele StateE Pa.rtles EaJr so a€lee ald tbet the str:d.y EhoutA be prese[ted at tbe Coroitt€€ | E tte:(t SeEsid for ccoElderafi.o.A/4O/682 Eng li sh Paqe 3 It Eey b6 6tat€d that €v€B thor€h tha Iateaatioael Courb of JuEtice 18 the lrbcipal judiciat oqgs of tb€ United Nati.oss ard 1ts l'lEob€r Stat€B ar€ !pg,g, facto pa^rtiea to tbe Statute of th€ Court, ther€ haa b€e coaaidslablE rEluctace l:r the natter of acceptiog the Cour+rs coEDu.LEory jurigdiotloo and ev@ ia refelfJ.ag disputes by a€leeEent of pa'fbies. Uhil €t such reluctanc€ caD be saial to be attri.butable La soE6 E€alrur€ to the attitude of a 1aq9e nuob€r of states againEt acceptace of cooguloory pfocedures, th6!6 r'ouJ'd. agpear to b€ ot,lrs! leasons as rr€11. A brad survey noulrt irdicate that tfiil.Et the pactice of resort to th€ Courb, '^&'6tb€r 1or ad.visory )pj.!icd o! i.u coat€lrtj.ous ploceecliags, was not uncor@cn duflrA th€ firgt tlo alecad€s of the Court, the later yea^rs reveal a lesser nu[ber of refereocee beJ.rg oade to the Court aDd ths gEadual l,rgfe!@ce for ad boc tribrnals coastituted by agreeoeot of pa:rtlao for settleoent of diEputes. Atteopts bav€ therefore b€erl Eade fricE tiE€ to ti.oe