Order of 12 December 1947

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

YEAR 1947 Decembe12th.
GenerLit:
Orderof Decembe12th, 1947. No.3.

REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION

ON THE CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION
OF STATE TO MERIIBERSHIP

IN THE UNITED NATIONS

(ARTICLE 4 OF THE CHARTER)

The President of the InternatioCourt of Justice,

Having regard to Articles 48 and 66 of the Statute,
Having regard to Article 37 of the Rules of Court,
Whereas the General Assembly of the United Nations on
November 17th, 1947, adopted a Resolution in which it asked the
Court for an advisory opinion on the following que:tion

1s a Member of the United Nations which is called upon,
in virtue of Article 4 of the Charter, to pronounce itself by
its vote, either in the Security Cauncil or in the General
Assembly, on the admission of a State to membership in the
United Nations, juridically entitled to make its consent to
the admission dependent on conditions not expresslyprovided
by paragraphI of the said Article ? In particular, can such
a Member, wbile it recognizes the conditions set forth in that
affirmative vote to the additional conthat other States
be admitted tomembership in the United Nations together
with that State ?

Whereas the text of the Resolution was despatched by the Sec-
retary-General of the United Nations on November 24th, 1947,and
whereas, in a telegram dated December ~oth, 1947, the Secretary-
General stated that this despatch constituted the officia1notifica-
tion of the request for an advisory o;inion ARTICLE 4 OF THE CHARTER IO
Whereas the Registrar, on December ~zth, 1947, forwarded a
copy of the General Assembly's Resolution to al1 States entitled

to appear before the Court, asking them to regard this communi-
cation as the notice required by Article 66, paragraph 1, of the
Statute ;
Whereas moreover, the question submitted by the Assemblg
for advisory opinion mentions Article 4 of the Charter of the United
Nations, and the special and direct communication provided for
in Article 66, paragraph z, of the Statute has therefore been
addressed to the Governments of States signatories to that
instrument ;

In virtue of Article 66 of the Statute,

To fix Monday, the 9th of February, 1948, as the date of expiry
of the time-limit within which written statements relating to the
question on which the Court's opinion has been asked may be filed
in the name of such States admitted to appear before the Court as
may desire to present them, without prejudice to the oral state-
ments provided for in Article 66, paragraph z, of the Statute, for
the purpose of hearing which the Court might hold public sittings.

Done in English and French, the French text being authoritative,
at the Peace Palace, The Hague, this twelfth day of December, one
thousand nine hundred and forty-seven.

(Signed) J. G. GUERRERO,

President .

(Signed) E. HAMBRO,

Registrar.

Bilingual Content

COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

1947.
LRôle général ANNEE 1947
no 3.
Ordonnancedu 12 dbcembr1947.

DEMANDE D'AVIS CONSULTATIF

SUR LES CONDITIONS DE L'ADMIS-

SION D'UN ÉTAT COMME MEMBRE

DES NATIONS UNIES
(ARTICLE 4 DE LA CHARTE)

Le Président de la Cour internationale de Justice,
Vu les articles 48 et 66 du Statut,
Vu l'article 37 du Règlement de la Cour.

Considérant qu'à la date du 17 novembre 1947, l'Assemblée
généraledes Nations unies a adopté une Résolution aux termes
de laquelle elle demanàla Cour un avis consultatif sur la ques-
tion suivante

en vertu de l'article 4 de la Charte, à se prononcer par son
vote, soit au Conseil de Sécuritéàl'Assembléegénérale,
sur l'admission d'un État comme Membre des Nations unies,
est-il juridiquement fondéaire dépendre son consentement
à cette admission de conditions non expressément prévues à
l'alinéI dudit article ? En particulier, peut-ilqu'ilrs
reconnaît que les conditions prévues par ce texte sont remplies
par l'État en question, subordonne: son vote affirmatif à la
cpdition que, en mêmetemps que 1'Etat dont il s'agit, d'autres
Etats soient également admis comme Membres des Nations
unies?

Considérant que le texte de la Résolution a ététransmis par
le Secrétaire généraldes Nations unies le 24 novembre 1947, et que,
par une communication télégraphique duO décembre 1947, le
Secrétaire général afait savoir que cette transmission constituait
la notification officielle de la demande d'avis co;sultatif INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

YEAR 1947 Decembe12th.
GenerLit:
Orderof Decembe12th, 1947. No.3.

REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION

ON THE CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION
OF STATE TO MERIIBERSHIP

IN THE UNITED NATIONS

(ARTICLE 4 OF THE CHARTER)

The President of the InternatioCourt of Justice,

Having regard to Articles 48 and 66 of the Statute,
Having regard to Article 37 of the Rules of Court,
Whereas the General Assembly of the United Nations on
November 17th, 1947, adopted a Resolution in which it asked the
Court for an advisory opinion on the following que:tion

1s a Member of the United Nations which is called upon,
in virtue of Article 4 of the Charter, to pronounce itself by
its vote, either in the Security Cauncil or in the General
Assembly, on the admission of a State to membership in the
United Nations, juridically entitled to make its consent to
the admission dependent on conditions not expresslyprovided
by paragraphI of the said Article ? In particular, can such
a Member, wbile it recognizes the conditions set forth in that
affirmative vote to the additional conthat other States
be admitted tomembership in the United Nations together
with that State ?

Whereas the text of the Resolution was despatched by the Sec-
retary-General of the United Nations on November 24th, 1947,and
whereas, in a telegram dated December ~oth, 1947, the Secretary-
General stated that this despatch constituted the officia1notifica-
tion of the request for an advisory o;inionIO ARTICLE 4 DE LA CHARTE

Considérant que, le 12 décembre 1947, le Greffier a communjqué
la copie de la Résolution de l'Assembléegénéraleà tous les Etats
admis à ester en justice devant la Cour, en les priant de considérer
cette communication comme la notification prescrite par l'article 66,
paragraphe premier, du Statut ;
Considérant qu'en outre, la question soumise par l'Assemblée
pour avis consultatif faisant mention de l'article 4 de la Charte
des Nations unies, la notification spéciale et directe prévue au
paragraphe 2 de l'article 66 du Statut a étéadresséeaux Gouverne-
ments des Etats signataires de cet instrument ;

Décide,

En vertu de l'article 66 du Statut,
De fixer au lundi g février 1948 la date à laquelle expire le délai
dans lequel pourraient être déposés,au nom des Etats admis à
ester en justice devant la Cour qui désireraient en présenter, des

exposés écrits relatifsà la question sur laquelle a étédemandé
l'avis de la Cour, sans préjudice d'ailleurs des exposésoraux prévus
au paragraphe 2 de l'article 66 du Statutet pour entendre lesquels
la Cour pourrait tenir des audiences publiques.

Fait en français et en anglais, le texte français faisantfoi, au
Palais de la Paix, à La Haye, le douze décembre mil neuf cent
quarante-sept .

Le Président de la Cour :

(Signé J.)G. GUERRERO.

Le Greffier de la Cour :

(Signé E). HAMBRO. ARTICLE 4 OF THE CHARTER IO
Whereas the Registrar, on December ~zth, 1947, forwarded a
copy of the General Assembly's Resolution to al1 States entitled

to appear before the Court, asking them to regard this communi-
cation as the notice required by Article 66, paragraph 1, of the
Statute ;
Whereas moreover, the question submitted by the Assemblg
for advisory opinion mentions Article 4 of the Charter of the United
Nations, and the special and direct communication provided for
in Article 66, paragraph z, of the Statute has therefore been
addressed to the Governments of States signatories to that
instrument ;

In virtue of Article 66 of the Statute,

To fix Monday, the 9th of February, 1948, as the date of expiry
of the time-limit within which written statements relating to the
question on which the Court's opinion has been asked may be filed
in the name of such States admitted to appear before the Court as
may desire to present them, without prejudice to the oral state-
ments provided for in Article 66, paragraph z, of the Statute, for
the purpose of hearing which the Court might hold public sittings.

Done in English and French, the French text being authoritative,
at the Peace Palace, The Hague, this twelfth day of December, one
thousand nine hundred and forty-seven.

(Signed) J. G. GUERRERO,

President .

(Signed) E. HAMBRO,

Registrar.

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Fixing of time-limit: Written Statements

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Order of 12 December 1947

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