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Philippines and Solara sign a bilateral treaty on maritime boundaries and fisheries governance that includes a compromissory clause submitting disputes to the International Court of Justice. A dispute arises over the treaty’s interpretation. Solara objects that the treaty was not validly concluded under its domestic law and therefore there is no valid consent to ICJ jurisdiction. Which statement best captures the central doctrine governing when the ICJ may hear a dispute based on a treaty compromissory clause and consent to jurisdiction, and the role of provisional measures in this context?