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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2002/40
20 December 2002
Application (or Revision o(the Judgment ofll September 1992 in the Case
concerning the Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute
(El Salvador/Honduras: Nicaragua intervening)
(El Salvador v. Honduras)
The Court forms a special Chamber to deal with the case
THE HAGUE, 20 December 2002. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), by an Order of
27 November 2002, unanimously decided to accede to the request of both Parties that it should
form a special Chamber of five judges to deal with the case conceming the Application for
Revision of the Judgment of 11 September 1992 in the Case conceming the Land, Island and
Maritime Frontier Dispute (El Salvador/Honduras: Nicaragua intervening) (El Salvador v.
Honduras).
The Court, after its President had been informed of the views of the Parties on the
composition of the Chamber and had reported to it, formed a Chamber of three Members of the
Court together with two ad hoc judges chosen by the Parties. The composition of the Chamber is
as follows:
President G. Guillaume
Judges F. Rezek
T. Buergenthal
Judges ad hoc S. Torres Bemardez (chosen byHonduras)
F. H. Paolillo (chosen by El Salvador)
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In its Order the Court further fixed 1 April 2003 as the time-limit for the filing of written
observations by Honduras on the admissibilitythe Application for revision.
The subsequent procedure has been reserved for further decision.
Judge Oda appended a declaration to the Order.
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Application for Revision of the Judgment of 11 September 1992 in the Case concerning the Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute (El Salvador/Honduras, Nicaragua intervening)(El Salvador v. Honduras) - The Court forms a special Chamber to deal with the case