Declarations recognizing the jurisdiction of the Court as compulsory

Poland

10 July 2024

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Poland, I give notice that the Republic of Poland hereby withdraws its consent to the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice communicated on 25 March 1996 in conformity with paragraph 2 of Article 36 of the Statute of the Court. At the same time, I declare that the Republic of Poland shall recognize as of 10 January 2025, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned article, the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other State accepting the same obligation and subject to the sole condition of reciprocity, in all legal disputes other than:

a) disputes prior to 25 September 1990 or disputes arisen out of facts or situations prior to the same date,

b) disputes with regard to territory and State boundaries,

c) disputes with regard to environmental protection,

d) disputes about foreign liabilities or debts,

e) disputes with regard to any State which has made a declaration accepting the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice less than twelve months prior to the filing of the application bringing the dispute before the Court,

f) disputes in respect whereof the parties have agreed or shall agree to have recourse to other method of peaceful settlement,

g) disputes relating to matters which, by international law, fall exclusively within the domestic jurisdiction of the Republic of Poland,

h) any claim or dispute of which the Republic of Poland has not been notified by the State or States concerned in writing, including of an intention to submit the claim or dispute to the Court failing an amicable settlement, at least six months in advance of the submission of the claim or dispute to the Court.

The Government of the Republic of Poland reserves its right to withdraw or modify the present Declaration at any time by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, taking effect six months after the date of notification.

10 July 2024.

(Signed) Radosław SIKORSKI
Minister of Foreign Affairs