Multiple choice

Assertion (A): Doctrine of stare decisis is not applicable to International Court nt Justice. Reason (R): Decision ot the International Court of Justice is binding on parties and only in respect of that case.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a coriect explanation of (A)

  2. Both (A) and (R) ale true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)

  3. (A) is true but (R) is false

  4. (A) is false but (R) is true
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Explanation

The doctrine of stare decisis (precedent) is not applicable to the International Court of Justice. ICJ decisions are binding only on the parties to that specific case and only in respect of that particular case (Article 59 of ICJ Statute). This means ICJ decisions do not create binding precedent for future cases. However, the Court often follows its previous decisions for consistency and stare decisis is not applicable because decisions are not binding precedent. The Reason correctly explains the Assertion.

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