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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/54/108
25 January 2000
Fifty-fourth session
Agenda item 159
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/54/614)]
54/108. Strengthening of the International Court of Justice
The General Assembly,
Recalling that the International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations,
Noting an increase in the recourse to the Court by States and the effects of such an increase on its
operation,
Recalling its resolution 53/106 of 8 December 1998, in which it requested the Special Committee on
the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization to consider
practical ways and means of strengthening the International Court of Justice,
Bearing in mind the comments and observations submitted by the Court and by States on the
consequences that the increase in the volume of cases before the Court has on its operation,1
1. Expresses its appreciation to the International Court of Justice for the measures adopted to operate
an increased workload with maximum efficiency;
2. Invites the Court to keep its working methods under periodic review and to adopt additional
measures aimed at expediting its proceedings;
1
See A/53/326 and Corr.1 and Add.1.
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