Rosenne's Law and Practice of the International Court: 1920-2015

Get access

Representatives in Advisory Cases
(125 words)

paragraph 285 in volume 3, chapter 18, The Representation of the Parties

previous paragraph

The same principles apply to the representation of States in advisory proceedings. However, the official representative of a State is not designated ‘Agent’ but simply ‘representative’ or ‘Head of delegation’. There is no instance of the representatives of a State taking part in the oral proceedings in an advisory case being designated ‘agent’, not even when the Court, in accordance with Article 68 of the Statute, has …

Cite this page
Malcolm N. Shaw, “Representatives in Advisory Cases”, in: Rosenne's Law and Practice of the International Court: 1920-2015. Consulted online on 02 April 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-5992_rose_COM_0285>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20161001



▲   Back to top   ▲