United Nations Treaty Series/Volume 1/1/6

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No. 6


NORWAY

Declaration recognizing as compulsory the jurisdiction of the Court, in conformity with Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the International Court of Justice. New York, 16 November 1946

English official text communicated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway. The registration ex officio by the Secretariat of the United Nations took place on 4 December 1946.

No. 6. DECLARATION OF NORWAY RECOGNIZING AS COMPULSORY THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT, IN CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 36, PARAGRAPH 2, OF THE STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

I declare on behalf of the Norwegian Government that Norway recognizes as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other state accepting the same obligation, that is to say, on condition of reciprocity, the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in conformity with Article 36, paragraph 2 of the Statute of the Court, for a period of ten years as from 3rd October 1946.

New York, 16th November 1946

(Signed) Halvard M. Lange

Minister for Foreign Affairs