On the problematic issue of invoking to the international legal responsibility of the military-political alliances by bodies of the international judicial system

The article is devoted to the analysis of legal barriers preventing the calling of military-political unions to international responsibility. The author examines the limitations of the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice related to the lack of locus standi status for international organizations, and considers arbitration as an alternative dispute settlement mechanism. The examples of the practice of the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration and regional arbitrations demonstrate the contradiction between normative declarations and the actual enforcement of international acts. The analysis of the decisions of the International Court of Justice in matters of responsibility of international organizations is carried out. Special attention is paid to the need to amend the Statute of the International Court of Justice and to develop universal arbitration procedures. In conclusion, the proposals on reforming the international legal system to ensure the responsibility of military-political unions are substantiated. The study uses a set of general scientific and private scientific research methods based on the general philosophical principles of objectivity, comprehensiveness, universal connection and development. The author applied a systematic and functional approach. A special place in the study is given to the formal legal method. The scientific novelty of the work lies in a comprehensive analysis of the legal barriers preventing the implementation of the responsibility of the UPU, and the proposal of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. The main results of the study are the identified significant limitations of the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in relation to international organizations, the analysis of the practice of the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration and regional arbitrations, the justification for the need to amend the Statute of the International Court of Justice to expand the possibilities of bringing military and political unions to justice, and the proposed concept of using arbitration as an alternative mechanism dispute settlement, the developed recommendations on the reform of the international legal system, in the revealed contradictions between normative declarations and actual law enforcement in the context of the responsibility of military-political unions. The study proves the need to improve the mechanisms for bringing military-political unions to international responsibility through the reform of existing legal institutions and the development of alternative dispute resolution methods.

military-political alliance, International Court of Justice, arbitration, jurisdiction, international disputes, international justice, advisory opinion, international organization, legal mechanism, law enforcement