13 September 1960
I have the honour, by direction of the President of Pakistan, to make the following declaration on behalf of the Government of Pakistan under Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the International Court of Justice:
The Government of Pakistan recognize as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement in relation to any other State accepting the same obligation, the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in all legal disputes after the 24th June, 1948, arising, concerning:
a) The interpretation of a treaty;
b) Any question of International law;
c) The existence of any fact which, if established, would constitute a breach of an international obligation;
d) The nature or extent of the reparation to be made for the breach of an international obligation;
Provided, that the declaration shall not apply to:
a) Disputes the solution of which the parties shall entrust to other tribunals by virtue of agreements already in existence or which may be concluded in the future; or
b) Disputes relating to questions which by international law fall exclusively within the domestic jurisdiction of Pakistan;
c) Disputes arising under a multilateral treaty unless
i) all parties to the treaty affected by the decision are also parties to the case before the Court, or
ii) the Government of Pakistan specially agree to jurisdiction; and provided further, that this Declaration shall remain in force till such time as notice may be given to terminate it.
New York, 12 September 1960.
(Signed) Said HASAN,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the
United Nations.