By its judgement of 2 February 2017, the International Court of Justice took up jurisdiction to adjudicate the maritime dispute between Somalia and Kenya. Notwithstanding surrounding controversies, the Court set out important rules concerning the law of treaties. The main implication of the judgment is that the Court embraced a more objective definition of treaties and identified the significance of context as well as travaux preparatoires in treaty interpretation. By doing so, the Court further established itself as the default adjudicator in law of the sea disputes unless the reservation to its jurisdiction is sufficiently precise. This case note summarises the facts and analyses the potential ramifications of this judgement on international dispute resolution.

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国际法院在索马里诉肯尼亚案中的判决及其对海洋法的影响

国际法院在2017年2月2日的判决中行使管辖权，裁定索马里与肯尼亚之间的海上争端。尽管存在争议，法院还是制定了有关条约法的重要规则。该判决的主要含义是，法院采用了更为客观的条约定义，并确定了背景以及曲折准备工作在条约解释中的重要性。这样一来，除非对其管辖权的保留足够准确，否则法院将自己确立为海上争端法律的默认裁决人。本案例说明总结了事实，并分析了该判决对国际争议解决的潜在影响。