| If world peace were to be created, there must be respect among States of their rights and interests. Such respect shall also exist during dispute settlement proceedings in the ICJ. Though the decision of the ICJ is not binding to a third State, it does not mean that the decision will not affect the rights and legal interests of a third State and a proper protection can only be assured if the third State presents its views to the Court. The history behind the adding of Article 62 of the ICJ Statute regarding discretionary intervention explained that it is indeed created to provide a third State with such opportunity, by being allowed to participate in the proceedings, the intervening State can comprehensively explain their rights and interests. This benefited not only the third State but also the Court itself. However, discretionary intervention is not covered explicitly in both the ICJ Statute and the ICJ Rules, which are deemed to be interpreted and implemented in regards with each particular case. Therefore an assessment over the whole jurisprudence of the ICJ in cases of discretionary intervention is necessary since they create additional rules in the implementation and interpretation of discretionary intervention before the ICJ. |