Article 36(2) of the statute of the international court of justice
Article 36(2) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice outlines the jurisdiction of the court. It states that the jurisdiction of the Court comprises all cases which the parties refer to it, as well as all matters specially provided for in the Charter of the United Nations or in treaties and conventions in force.
Furthermore, Article 36(2) specifies that the states parties to the Statute of the Court may at any time declare that they recognize as compulsory, without special agreement, in relation to any other state accepting the same obligation, the jurisdiction of the Court in all legal disputes concerning the interpretation of a treaty, any question of international law, the existence of any fact which, if established, would constitute a breach of an international obligation, and the nature or extent of the reparation to be made for the breach of an international obligation.
In summary, Article 36(2) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice defines the scope of the Court's jurisdiction, including cases referred to it by the parties, matters provided for in international agreements, and declarations by states recognizing the Court's compulsory jurisdiction in certain types of disputes.