Declarations recognizing the jurisdiction of the Court as compulsory

Iran, Islamic Republic of

1. The Government of the Islamic Republic of lran while reaffirming its commitment to strengthen and support the International Court of Justice to discharge its duty of pacific settlement of disputes as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, accepts as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement 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, until such time as notice may be given to terminate the acceptance, only in relation to the following disputes:

(i) the jurisdictional immunities of the State and State property;

(ii) immunity from measures of constraint against State or State property.

2. Except as provided for in sub-paragraphs l(i) and/or l(ii), no other dispute shall be entertained by the Court. in particular:

(i) disputes relating to questions which fall essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of the Islamic Republic of Iran;

(ii)disputes relating to sovereignty, sovereign rights or jurisdiction over land or maritime areas;

(iii) disputes with any State not recognized by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

3. The Government of the lslamic Republic of Iran reserves the right at any time, by means of a written notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and with effect as from the moment of such notification, either to amend, change or withdraw the present declaration.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Hossein Amirabdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran have signed this Declaration.

Done at Tehran. this 25 day of June 2023.

(Signed)
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Minister of Foreign Affairs