Ion GÂLEA
The jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice is non-compulsory. States have the possibility to submit cases by compromise or compromissory clauses, on the basis of article 36 (1) of the Statute of the Court1, by forum prorogatum, or by the means of the “optional clause”, as provided by article 36 (2) of the Statute. Following the public debate that ended in June 2013, Romania drew a proposal for a bill containing a draft declaration accepting the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ. Romania deposited the declaration on 23 June 2015, becoming the 72nd State to take such step.
