1. pants

The Government of the Republic of Latvia accepts as

compulsory ipso facto and without special convention, on

condition of reciprocity, the jurisdiction of the International

Court of Justice, in conformity with second paragraph of Article

36 of the Statute of the Court, until such time as notice may be

given to terminate the acceptance, over all disputes arising

after the date when the Declaration is deposited with the

Secretary-General of the United Nations, with regard to

situations or facts subsequent to the same date, other than:

(i) any dispute where the Parties have agreed or shall agree

to have recourse to some other method of peaceful settlement that

entails a binding decision;

(ii) any dispute concerning a treaty, which provides either

for recourse to some method of peaceful settlement that entails a

binding decision or for a mechanism for monitoring

implementation, whether or not they provide for access of Parties

or any other persons or entities;

(iii) any dispute which relates to, arises from or is

connected with the deployment of armed forces abroad, involvement

in such deployments or decisions thereon, or relates to, arises

from or is connected with the use for military purposes of the

territory of the Republic of Latvia, including its airspace, as

well as maritime areas subject to the sovereign rights and

jurisdiction of Latvia;

(iv) any dispute in respect of which any other Party to the

dispute has accepted the compulsory jurisdiction of the

International Court of Justice only in relation to or for the

purpose of the dispute; or where the acceptance of the

Court's compulsory jurisdiction on behalf of any other Party

to the dispute was deposited or ratified less than twelve months

prior to the filing of the application bringing the dispute

before the Court;

(v) any claim or dispute in respect of which the claim or

dispute in question has not been notified to the Republic of

Latvia by the State or States concerned in writing, including of

an intention to submit the claim or dispute to the Court in case

of failure to seek a peaceful settlement, at least six months in

advance of the submission of the claim or dispute to the

Court.