| III. | The International Court of Justice |
| 2. | THE JURISDICTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE |
| 2.2. | Conditions for a Decision on the Merits |
| 2.2.5. | Simultaneous seizing of the Court and the Security Council
Review of Security Council resolutions |
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East Timor (Portugal v. Australia),
Judgment, I.C.J. Reports 1995, p. 90
[pp. 219-220 D.O. Weeramantry] The fact that other United Nations
organs are seised of the same matter and may be considering it is no basis for a
suggestion that the Court should not consider that matter to the extent that is
proper within the limits of its jurisdiction. This matter does not need
elaboration in view of the extensive case-law upon the subject. Each organ of
the United Nations has its own allotted responsibility in its appropriate area.
A matter for adjudication under the judicial function of the Court within its
proper sphere of competence is not to be considered extraneous to the Court's
concerns merely because political results may flow from it or because another
organ of the United Nations is examining it from the standpoint of its own area
of authority.
