Under Article 96 UN Charter, ADVISORY OPINIONS of the ICJ may be reque…

Question

Under Article 96 UN Charter, ADVISORY OPINIONS of the ICJ may be requested by:

Accepted Answer

D. the General Assembly, the Security Council, and other organs or specialised agencies of the UN duly authorised by the General Assembly to do so on legal questions arising within the scope of their activities

1. Article 96(1) UN Charter: 'The General Assembly or the Security Council may request the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal question.'
2. Article 96(2): 'Other organs of the United Nations and specialized agencies, which may at any time be so authorized by the General Assembly, may also request advisory opinions of the Court on legal questions arising within the scope of their activities.'
3. Authorised: ECOSOC, IAEA, ICAO, ILO, IMO, ITU, UNESCO, WHO, WIPO, World Bank, etc.
4. Notable advisory opinions: Reparation for Injuries (1949), Legality of Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (1996), Wall Advisory Opinion (2004), Kosovo (2010).
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UN Charter 1945 / Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties 1969 / ICJ Statute / ARSIWA 2001 — UN Charter 1945, Article 96_

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only individual UN Member States in their personal capacity (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 96) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 96) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 96)

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non-governmental organisations under specific UN consultative status (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 96) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 96) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 96)

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private individuals through their national governments (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 96) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 96) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 96)