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OPTIONAL CLAUSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- optional clause
1, record 1, English, optional%20clause
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clause facultative
1, record 1, French, clause%20facultative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Leyes y documentos jurídicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cláusula facultativa
1, record 1, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20facultativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Public Law
- International Laws and Legal Documents
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- optional clause
1, record 2, English, optional%20clause
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- facultative clause 2, record 2, English, facultative%20clause
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
States were privileged, under the optional clause of article 36 of the statute (of the International Court of Justice) to declare, either when signing or ratifying the protocol to which the statute was adjoined, or at later moment, that they recognized as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other state accepting the same obligation, the jurisdiction of the court in any or all of certain specified categories of disputes. 3, record 2, English, - optional%20clause
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
optional clause: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 2, English, - optional%20clause
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit international public
- Lois et documents juridiques internationaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- clause facultative
1, record 2, French, clause%20facultative
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- disposition facultative 1, record 2, French, disposition%20facultative
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné en pratique à la clause de l'article 36, alinéa 2, du Statut de la Cour internationale de Justice (et auparavant de la Cour permanente de Justice internationale) autorisant les États à accepter, par une déclaration à cet effet, la juridiction obligatoire de la Cour dans la mesure prévue par cette clause et cette déclaration. 1, record 2, French, - clause%20facultative
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho internacional público
- Leyes y documentos jurídicos internacionales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cláusula facultativa
1, record 2, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20facultativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cláusula facultativa (de jurisdicción obligatoria). 1, record 2, Spanish, - cl%C3%A1usula%20facultativa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cláusula facultativa: Expresión y observación reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 2, Spanish, - cl%C3%A1usula%20facultativa
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