parties, for 6raDp1e, th€y EaJr d.o awrly lritb ora.I heari.nga altogether" ald th€y nay even lEopose to @dify tbe n:Ias ot ttre Court r€ga.ldina the pl ead:lngs to be filed. ly ttc parties.4O An irpression tras sone how or cther gained grcu:rd ove: the years that the proceed5ags befors the Inte::aaticnal Court of Justice arc of so coEplex a nature that they can be haDdled only by !\uopean expgrbs as a result of whj.ch govstaloe!,ts 6te fourtd .rjrinA uith each otb.er i! (Irgagetr&.t of th€ s€r,tric€e of l auyer€ froo the Euopes! capi ta.Is for preparati or of'their pleadj,lgF atd lartj,crl]arly for presa.tatio of ora.I ar€uE@tg. It need.g to be enphasised, ttrat th€ proceeAilgs befo!€ the Court ccul,d j.a nost cases be hand.1ed, ty the partiesr ottr legal axgnrte and once tLis is underst ood and accepted. the proceedLDg€ before the Court trouLd cease to be a trl€trtoare i.n te:ms of leAal costs which it has be€6r for sone yeate. )6.Article 27 of the Statut e of tbe Court. ArticLe !t of tbe Statute and Article 94, pera$taph 2of the Rules of tbe Court _ Article 92, paragraph J of the Ru]es of prcced.ureof the Colrrt, See t}l€ pmrrisions of ltrticle 101 of the Rules of procedure of the Cor:rt.19. 40.A/ 4O/682 English Page 27 TuaainA now to tbe reEpectj.ve nerits as between g! $i arbitratio! and recourse to tbe Intemational Co:rt of Justi.ce ia so far as Governtrslts ale ccncelaed, the fo11ov:ing nsy be rodrtion€d., (i) coEposition of the forun One of the prJacipal reascne behjnd. the attitude of goveonents in favor:r of -C4 @ procedules is the general. r€luctance to any fora of corpu]. sory juxisdiction ard to have thei! dj.sputes s€ttled by tribr:na}s of their ovn chaice. This tralr rcw be take! care of ill 3eI ati c0l to the Intelrcaticrral Court