U.S. Now Urges Greater Use Of World Court From: The Washington Post | Date: October 7, 1988| Author: | Copyright 1988 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The Reagan administration, which downgraded U.S. participation in the World Court three years ago, recently proposed that the United States and Soviet Union use it to a greater extent to settle legal disputes, the State Department said yesterday.

Department spokeswoman Phyllis E. Oakley said the U.S. proposal was made to the Soviet Union this summer and the two sides are planning to "pursue their discussion" on the subject.

The proposal centered on use of the International Court of Justice, unofficially known as the World Court, to settle disputes that do not involve the use of force or ...

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