paragraph 38 in volume 1, chapter 3, The Political and the Institutional Role of the Court
To summarize these polarized positions and their practical consequences, the general principle that the ability of the Court to deal with a specific international dispute depends on the consent of the parties to that dispute is firmly entrenched as a matter of political reality. It is doubtful, given prevailing political attitudes, that any change can be expected in the near future. In that sense the prin…