Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Art. 38 (2) of the Statute of the I.C.J states that, "Provision in Art 38 (1) shall not prejudice the power of the court a case EX AEQUO ET BONO if parties agree thereto."
Reason R: EX AEQUO ET BONO enables the court to decide upon considerations of fair dealing and good faith, which are independent or even contrary to law.
Choose the most appropriate answer:

Correct option is A

Both the assertion and reason are true. Article 38 (2) empowers the ICJ to decide cases based on equity and good conscience if the parties agree, making R the correct explanation of A.