paragraph 167A in volume 2, chapter 10, Qualification to be a Party in a Case: Jurisdiction Ratione Personae
Obviously, if a State a member of the United Nations should cease to exist as a State (within the United Nations definition of a State), that entity is no longer a party to the Statute. The termination of a State’s existence is in the nature of things a consequence of a major international development, and difficult legal questions arise, whether or not the former State was involved in any…