3. Should any such state entitled to appear before the Court have failed to receive
the special communication referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, such state may
express a desire to submit a written statement or to be heard; and the Court will
decide.
4. States and organizations having presented written or oral statements or both shall
be permitted to comment on the statements made by other states or organizations in
the form, to the extent, and within the time-limits which the Court, or, should it not
be sitting, the President, shall decide in each particular case. Accordingly, the
Registrar shall in due time communicate any such written statements to states and
organizations having submitted similar statements.
Article 67
The Court shall deliver its advisory opinions in open court, notice having been given
to the Secretary-General and to the representatives of Members of the United
Nations, of other states and of international organizations immediately concerned.
Article 68
In the exercise of its advisory functions the Court shall further be guided by the
provisions of the present Statute which apply in contentious cases to the extent to
which it recognizes them to be applicable.
CHAPTER V
AMENDMENT
Article 69
Amendments to the present Statute shall be effected by the same procedure as is
provided by the Charter of the United Nations for amendments to that Charter,
subject however to any provisions which the General Assembly upon
recommendation of the Security Council may adopt concerning the participation of
states which are parties to the present Statute but are not Members of the United
Nations.
Article 70