Compulsory Jurisdiction

Compulsory jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of a court to hear and decide cases that certain countries have agreed to submit to it, even if they did not explicitly consent to the court's involvement in a specific case. This typically applies to international courts, like the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where member states can mutually accept that disputes between them will be resolved by the court. In essence, it means that countries can be compelled to accept the court’s decision, promoting a peaceful resolution to conflicts under international law.