refer A to B
韓国外交通商省は本日、ソウル駐在の日本大使館員を呼び出し島根県竹島の領有権問題について日韓両国で国際司法裁判所（ICJ： International Court of Justice）に共同付託することを求めた日本側の提案を正式に拒否する内容の文書を手渡しました。これは想定内の判断です。
自動詞のrefer toは「〜に言及する」とおなじみですが、refer A to Bと他動詞の用法となると「AをBに付託する、任せる」という意味になります。Aには懸案となっている事件・問題などがきます。念のため。（UG）
S. Korea formally rejects Japan proposal to refer isle dispute to ICJ
SEOUL, Aug. 30, Kyodo
South Korea on Thursday formally rejected Japan's proposal to refer their territorial dispute over a pair of South Korean-controlled islets to the International Court of Justice for a ruling on sovereignty
The South Korean foreign ministry handed over a diplomatic document to that effect to a senior Japanese Embassy official at the ministry.
Yonhap News Agency quoted the document as saying "no territorial disputes exist" regarding the rocky outcrops known to South Koreans as Dokdo and asserting they are South Korean territory historically, geographically and under international laws.
