paragraph 298 in volume 3, chapter 19, The Institution of Contentious Proceedings

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Article 40 of the Statute and Article 38 of the Rules govern the institution of proceedings by means of an application - not limited to mainline proceedings.¹ Article 38 of the Rules reads:

1.

When proceedings before the Court are instituted by means of an application addressed as specified in Article 40, paragraph 1, of the Statute, the application shall indicate the party making it, the State against which the claim is brought, and the subject of the dispute.

2.

The application shall sp…