Tunisia and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya bring a case before the Court

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INTERNAT~C OO NU AC RO FJUSTICE
Peace Palace, 2517K J TheHague, Tel92 44 41 Cables: Intercourt,The Hague

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The followîng information is made available to the press by

a the Registry of the Internationa lourt cJ Justice:

@q 1 December 197g, the Government of Tunisia no~if ied to the

F.egistry a Special Agreement ccnc luded hetween Tunisia a :-~the

Libÿan Arab J~ro.ahiriyz an IciJgne 1977, whieh came inta force on

the date cf the exchange cf instru:::ents c,f ratificatiori, i.e.,

27 Pebrriarÿ 1978. Tht S~ecial -4greemént sukiiii~sto the Court a

dispute betbreer~Tunisia and thr Li'cyar, krzhJarriahirijrcoricerriinp

the delir.itation of the contir-.en-.dsheli hetween ;.:etwo Sie tes.

Under Article 40, pzragraph 1, cf the Stâtute rf t-~e Court,

the nûtification of a Speciel ngreement Is one methofi of hrii~ging

z case before %kleCourt. In the -rusent. esse, the Special Agreement
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provides that notification rnEÿ5e effected either hy botk parties
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or by eitker one of therr:;friSact Tunisia alone has dane .-;o.