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The
Court had jurisdiction to hear cases:
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brought
by one of the states against another state-party to the
agreement;
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involving
disputes between individuals and states, although individuals
had to prove that all local remedies had been exhausted;
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brought
as a result of a special agreement by one of the 5 states and
another state outside of Central America;
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in
cases that arose between legislative, executive and judicial
branches of a government if national law was not effective in
solving the dispute.
The
Court could also interpret treaties and conventions and in this way
increase or decrease the limits of its jurisdiction.
The
Court received power to formulate its own rules of procedure, and in
doing so it could go beyond the limits of the convention. The
official rules of the Court were not adopted until December 2, 1911.
On November 6, 1912 the Court adopted the ordinance of procedure,
that made a more detailed description of the Rules. Decisions had to
be passed by the majority of votes of the Court and had to be signed
by all justices. The decision-making process of the Court on
points of law had to be governed by the principles of
international law, and on points of fact - by its free
judgment.
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