CHAPTER VIII
Disputes Between Contracting States
Article 64
Any dispute arising between Contracting States concerning
the interpretation or application of this Convention which is not settled by negotiation
shall be referred to the International Court of Justice by the application of any party to
such dispute, unless the States concerned agree to another method of settlement.
CHAPTER IX
Amendment
Article 65
Any Contracting State may propose amendment of this
Convention. The text of a proposed amendment shall be communicated to the
Secretary-General not less than 90 days prior to the meeting of the Administrative Council
at which such amendment is to be considered and shall forthwith be transmitted by him to
all the members of the Administrative Council.
Article 66
(1) If the Administrative Council shall so decide by a
majority of two-thirds of its members, the proposed amendment shall be circulated to all
Contracting States for ratification, acceptance or approval. Each amendment shall enter
into force 30 days after dispatch by the depositary of this Convention of a notification
to Contracting States that all Contracting States have ratified, accepted or approved the
amendment.
(2) No amendment shall affect the rights and obligations
under this Convention of any Contracting State or of any of its constituent subdivisions
or agencies, or of any national of such State arising out of consent to the jurisdiction
of the Centre given before the date of entry into force of the amendment.
CHAPTER X
Final Provisions
Article 67
This Convention shall be open for signature on behalf of
States members of the Bank. It shall also be open for signature on behalf of any other
State which is a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice and which the
Administrative Council, by a vote of two-thirds of its members, shall have invited to sign
the Convention.