The prevailing view is that, in the absence of special agreement, states are under no international legal obligation to settle, or even try to settle, their dispute it is well established in particular that, aside special agreement, they have no obligation to submit their disputes to third parties for impartial settlement.
However, those States that are parties to the U.N. Charter (which means, in effects, almost all of the world’s nations) have assumed at least certain broad treaty obligations in this respect.
Article 1(1) of the Charter provides that the first of the purposes of the United Nations Organization shall be:
to maintain international peace and security and to that end:……. to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace.
Article 2(3) of the Charter provides:
All Members shall settle their international disputes by peacefuL...
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