le€:al qu€stiotrs that bave ariso or ney a,riee il the courEe of tbelr actinitieg to tbe Corrrt for advtsory opi.aion. The Gsrer.al AE8€Dbly by anotber resolutioa on the P€a,csful Settlen€nt of lisputes flze\mxf, adopted. on Deceober ia, 1974, ulg€d Iteubee StateE to r€coeniEe tbe desirability, j$I 3!!g r of shrdyi-ug the. poeailillty of acceltLng the coEpu-Lsoqy Jur{.siiic.hiolr of th€ Court ia accoerlance ]f,ith Alticl€ J5 of its Statute. Irbre TIle Rr'r eE of plocetlure ff6le !€vis€al. on Aprl1 1411978 and otared iato force cn Jrrly 1,1978 ".d a8 of tbat d.ate rqflac€tl the ftr]es adopted i.t 19{5 as arsd€al j-! 1972.. T o RqLeE as aoeodeil l;o, 1972, hovever, cotlnuetlto alpIy to ooE case rriz. the AeSearr Sea Cotrtfurartal*telf case aa tbE gsl€ h€d be€u suboitted, to the Court b€fole July .t,1978.A/4o/ 682 English Paqe 5 Decsltly, tbe c@eral'466e!bly by lts Reaoluti 6 (17/fi) ot l{on€Eb6! 1rr1982, fii1st adoptlag the !{&.jj[a l€clalation oo !€a,oefirl Settlen€ot of Dlsputes, had. ailals the attotion of States to the facilitieE offe:sed by th€ court fo! settleuet of leget illsputes eepeciatly sirc€ the lE\riEloa of its Rules. l[he l{andla Declaratioa b.ad, !€iterated that recour'se to Judicial Bettletoet of disgrtes th:louAh the Court strorrld. not be coaside!€d aa tufrLanilly act betnes States. l,latter8 falura withl! the pulitgt'ofthecod' Tbe coapetoce of th: Intellatlodal Court of Juatlce to b€e,a ail detetd.ae ces€s ls regulatod by the Statute of the Cou:# arl the hrles fransil therelud6!. Th€s€ cdrt€ap],et€ b^.ioelly four tgres of pmceedlagse uanely: - (i)advl€ory opLllt@ 1!d€! artLcl€ 55 of the Statute oa aay 1ega1 qu€stl@ at the reqr:eet of a bo{y autboliEeal to do Eo rnciei the Cbarter of tb€ Utdtotl Natiousl Deted.nation of Eattels specially prorrlded for Lu the Charter of the lbl,tad Natiooe ail i! treatlee or coav€ati@E ia force vtrich a,re brcr:ght befon