paragraph 300 in volume 3, chapter 19, The Institution of Contentious Proceedings
The documents governing the working of the Court make provision for the institution of four types of incidental proceedings: preliminary objections (chapter 13, § II.221), counter-claims (chapter 20, § III.305), provisional measures of protection (chapter 24), and interventions (chapter 26). Where the requirement is for the proceedings to be commenced by an application, the general rules regarding applications are applicable, together wit…