A dispute brought before an international court or tribunal pursuant to a compromissory clause in a specific treaty may involve issues under rules of international law found outside of the treaty in question. In what circumstances can a court or tribunal determine such external issues? At present, there is no clear answer to this question. This article sets out a framework for how courts and tribunals exercising jurisdiction under compromissory clauses could approach external issues.

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妥协条款下的程序中的附带决定

根据特定条约中的妥协条款提交国际法院或法庭的争议可能涉及相关条约之外的国际法规则下的问题。在什么情况下法院或法庭可以确定此类外部问题？目前，这个问题还没有明确的答案。本文为根据妥协条款行使管辖权的法院和法庭如何处理外部问题提供了一个框架。