to eobence the i8a€e of the Court aDiL to irlv1t€ attotio of Statee to cousialer lro8stbtl,iti6e of th€ wiile! use of tbe plrceahrfi,s avail.ablE l!rd6! tb€ Statut e a(t the BJes of the Court. Steps in thlE d${rctiott had be@ ta}en by tbo Court itE61f, fi::st i! btalducilg c€rt2J'. aneadoeots IJr it8 &l]es tt '1972' aad late! Ibe Rrlee of pftceilure of the Court r.Fre aDodeil on l(ag 1or1972 ad calBe irto f,orce on SopteDber 1r'1972. lltre aoodecl Rules of, the Cou=t w€re fLrst alDl1eala tb6 Nucl sa! Te€t Casse anal th€ frial of Pa]dstarl lE:!€cngfc oq Var Ca6es.A/40/682 EngIish Page 4 la uoalertakilg a 16rl-1 sj.oD *bich '*ae coryleted. iE lBti.l 19?6'. lhe plrP,ose of tbese anendoents aatl lel,.isions vas to Ea&e the' proc€dur€s Dre f[ erib].E ard also to allow the possibility of the fo:.uo for settleoent of dlsputeE beir€i constituted thror:gh a€ne€uot of pertl,68 if they cho6€ to avail of the procedure for tbeir disprtis belJrg Eettled tb$ugh a Olanb€r of tbe Court. I! thg lhi,tail NatloEs it€e1f, afte! severcal yeals of delibsratioas for aubaaaiag th€ !r1e of the Court, tha Goeral A,ssenbly adopted a !€solution, on l{ovonb€! j2t1g74 flzlz(wxD, j$.X efie, dra'rilg the atteartion of the States to the advantage of ins€rtilg i'l t!6atiea, clau,sea plo\ridl'rg for the strbEissio,l of disputee rill'ch oalt a.d.E€ flt! the iDteq)r€tation or application of euch tJteatia6 to tbe Inte:natlonal Court of Justice and called upon Stetae to keep rnd.er !€Ti6r, the posslbilltV of ldeotlfyiu€: cases i-a t*lich use could be eade of. the Court. Tbe sa.o6 rEsolution rfoilst AraHi-Eg attartim to the poeeibi.lity of !0ald-pgi us€ of Chaobers, as prbrrJ'ded in l.:cticles X aAd .29 of tbe Statute aDti i.D thE RrIe6 of tho Court, recon@end.eal tbat th€ fi:,ited Natioos oaEans arld. speci'r i s€.l ag€|1cl'€s should Etrdy the adfisability of refen:ing