31 Fall 2025 95. The Court has twin functions under its Statute, namely (1) to resolve disputes between States when all relevant States consent and (2) to provide advisory opinions to authorised UN entities. This submission has further shown how, in the current matter, the Court may conclude that it is, in effect, being requested to use its advisory role to resolve a dispute in an alternative manner to that which has been stipulated by the Security Council, and agreed between the parties, in the absence of the consent of one of those parties to its judicial dispute resolution. Yet this is a dispute which the parties thereto have agreed, in binding international agreements which have been the subject of international recognition and support, including through the award of three Nobel Peace Prizes, to resolve through direct bilateral negotiation. 96. The IJL therefore urges the Court to exercise caution. Addressing the questions raised in Resolution 77/247, especially in their current form, runs the risk of ignoring the lex lata international legal framework, undermining the mutually agreed framework for resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the prospect of its negotiated solution. Respectfully submitted, Daniel Reisner, Deputy President, IJL Dr. Roy Schondorf, Counsel Dr. Dov Jacobs, Counsel Joshua Kern, Counsel Date this 16th day of February 2024 At Tel Aviv, Israel, The Hague, Netherlands, and London, United Kingdom
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