INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JLSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
VOTING PROCEDURE ON QUESTIONS
RELATING TO REPORTS AND PETITIONS
CONCERNING THE TERRITORY OF
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
(REQUEST FOR ADVI'SORY OPINION)
ORDEROF DECEMBER 14th,1954
COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES AIUIÊ'YS,
AVTS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
PROCÉDURE DE VOTE APPLICABLE AUX
RAPPORTS ET PÉTITIONS RELAT~FS AU
TERRITOIRE DU SUD-OUEST AFRICAIN
(REQUETEPOU12 AVIS COi\;SGLTXTIF)
ORDONNANCE DU 14 DÉCEMBRE 1954 This Order should l>ccited as follons :
''Votii~g Pvoce(I~~v012(iilesfio~tsvell~fio vepovts and pefifio?zs
coilccriiitz~flTcvritory of SozlfJt-Tl-est-4jvica,
OrrievO/ Decr19lbev~jtlz, 19-7: I.C.J. Reports 1954, p. 113."
La présciltc ordorinaiicc doit être citée cornme suit:
((Procédurede ?lofeczfiplicnOl(litvap$orfs et péfitiojzsrel(2tijs au
tevrifni~&L .SlrOile.~fafric~[ili,
OvdolznniicedrrIJ dicenibve19.74 : C:.. J. Rer~~elr1i954, p. 113))
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NO de vente : INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
December4th YEAR 1954
GeneraList:
NO.24 December qth, 1954
VOTING PROCEDURE ON QUESTIONS
RELATING TO REPORTS AND PETITIONS
CONCERNING THE TERRITORY OF
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
ORDER
The President of the International Court of Justice,
having regard to Article, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the
Court ;
Whereas on November 23rd, 1954,the General Assembly of the
United Nations adopted a resolution requesting the International
Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on the following ques-
tions:
(a) 1s the following rule on the voting procedure to be followed
by the General Assembly a correct interpretatioof the
advisory opinion of the InternationCourt of Justice of
11JU~Y 1950 :
"Decisions of the General Assembly on questions relating
to reports and petitions concerning the Temtory of South-
West Africa shall be regarded as important questions
within themeaning of Article18, paragraph 2, of the
Charter of the United Nations."
(b) If this interpretatof the advisory opinion of the Court
is not correct, what voting procedure should be followed
by the General Assembly intaking decisions on questions
relating to reports and petitions concerning the Territory
of South-West Afnca ?II4 S.-\\'.%FR.: VOTIXG PROC. (ORDER OF 14 XII 54)
li'hcreas certified true copies of the English and French texts of
the aforvsaid resolution of the General +4ssemblywere transmitted
to the Court by a letter of the Secretary-General of the United
Kations dated December znd, 1954, and filed in the Registry on
December 6th, I9j4 ;
Fixes Alarch ~jth, 19jj, as the time-limit within which written
statements may be submitted by any State entitled to appear before
the Court or any international organization considered bythe Presi-
dent as likely to be able to furnish information on the questions
referred to the Court ;
Reserves the rest of the procedure for further decision.
Done in English and French, the English text being authoritative,
at the Peace Palace, The Hague, this fourteenth day of December,
one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four.
(Signed) ARNOLD D. MCNAIR,
President.
(Signed) J. LOPEZOLIVAN,
Registrar.
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JLSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
VOTING PROCEDURE ON QUESTIONS
RELATING TO REPORTS AND PETITIONS
CONCERNING THE TERRITORY OF
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
(REQUEST FOR ADVI'SORY OPINION)
ORDEROF DECEMBER 14th,1954
COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES AIUIÊ'YS,
AVTS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
PROCÉDURE DE VOTE APPLICABLE AUX
RAPPORTS ET PÉTITIONS RELAT~FS AU
TERRITOIRE DU SUD-OUEST AFRICAIN
(REQUETEPOU12 AVIS COi\;SGLTXTIF)
ORDONNANCE DU 14 DÉCEMBRE 1954 This Order should l>ccited as follons :
''Votii~g Pvoce(I~~v012(iilesfio~tsvell~fio vepovts and pefifio?zs
coilccriiitz~flTcvritory of SozlfJt-Tl-est-4jvica,
OrrievO/ Decr19lbev~jtlz, 19-7: I.C.J. Reports 1954, p. 113."
La présciltc ordorinaiicc doit être citée cornme suit:
((Procédurede ?lofeczfiplicnOl(litvap$orfs et péfitiojzsrel(2tijs au
tevrifni~&L .SlrOile.~fafric~[ili,
OvdolznniicedrrIJ dicenibve19.74 : C:.. J. Rer~~elr1i954, p. 113))
Sales nurnber 128 1
NO de vente : INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
December4th YEAR 1954
GeneraList:
NO.24 December qth, 1954
VOTING PROCEDURE ON QUESTIONS
RELATING TO REPORTS AND PETITIONS
CONCERNING THE TERRITORY OF
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
ORDER
The President of the International Court of Justice,
having regard to Article, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the
Court ;
Whereas on November 23rd, 1954,the General Assembly of the
United Nations adopted a resolution requesting the International
Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on the following ques-
tions:
(a) 1s the following rule on the voting procedure to be followed
by the General Assembly a correct interpretatioof the
advisory opinion of the InternationCourt of Justice of
11JU~Y 1950 :
"Decisions of the General Assembly on questions relating
to reports and petitions concerning the Temtory of South-
West Africa shall be regarded as important questions
within themeaning of Article18, paragraph 2, of the
Charter of the United Nations."
(b) If this interpretatof the advisory opinion of the Court
is not correct, what voting procedure should be followed
by the General Assembly intaking decisions on questions
relating to reports and petitions concerning the Territory
of South-West Afnca ? COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
ANNEE 1954 Le 14 décembre
Rôle géneral
14décembre 1954 Il24
PROCÉDURE DE VOTE APPLICABLE AUX
RAPPORTS ET PÉTITIONS RELATIFS AU
TERRITOIRE DU SUD-OUEST AFRICAIN
(REQUÊTE POUR AVIS CONSULTATIF)
ORDONNANCE
Le Président de la Cour internationale de Justice,
vu l'article 66, paragrap2,du Statut de la Cour;
Considérant que le 23 novembre 1954 l'Assembléegénéraledes
Nations Unies a adopté une résolution demandant la Cour inter-
nationale de Justice de rendre un avis consultatif sur les questions
suivantes :
a) L'article ci-après relatif à la procédure de vote que 1'Assem-
blée généraledevra suivre correspond-àlune interprétation
exacte de l'avis consultatif de la Cour internationalde
Justice en date du II juillet 1950 :
«Les décisions de l'Assemblée généraeur les questions
touchant les rapports et les pétitions relatifs au territoire
du Sud-Ouest africain sont considérées commequestions
importantes au sens du paragraphe2 de l'article 18 de la
Charte des Nations Unies.» ?
b) Si cette interprétation de l'avis consultatif de la Cour n'est
pas exacte, quelle procédure de vote l'Assemblée générale
devrait-elle suivre pour prendre des décisionssur les questions
touchant les rapports et les pétitions relatifs au territoire
du Sud-Ouest africain?
4II4 S.-\\'.%FR.: VOTIXG PROC. (ORDER OF 14 XII 54)
li'hcreas certified true copies of the English and French texts of
the aforvsaid resolution of the General +4ssemblywere transmitted
to the Court by a letter of the Secretary-General of the United
Kations dated December znd, 1954, and filed in the Registry on
December 6th, I9j4 ;
Fixes Alarch ~jth, 19jj, as the time-limit within which written
statements may be submitted by any State entitled to appear before
the Court or any international organization considered bythe Presi-
dent as likely to be able to furnish information on the questions
referred to the Court ;
Reserves the rest of the procedure for further decision.
Done in English and French, the English text being authoritative,
at the Peace Palace, The Hague, this fourteenth day of December,
one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four.
(Signed) ARNOLD D. MCNAIR,
President.
(Signed) J. LOPEZOLIVAN,
Registrar. Considérant que la copie certifiée conforme des textes anglais
et français de la susdite résolution de l'Assembléegénéralea été
transmise àla Cour par une lettre du Secrétaire généraldes Nations
Unies du 2 décembre 1954, enregistrée au Greffe le 6 décembre
1954 ;
Fixe au 15 mars 1955 la date d'expiration du déla!dans lequel
des exposés écrits peuvent êtreprésentéspar tout Etat admis à
ester devant la Cour et toute organisation internationale jugés
par le Président susceptibles de fournir des renseignements sur
les questions soumises à la Cour ;
Réserve la suite de la procédure.
Fait en anglais et en français, le texte anglais faisant foi, au
Palais de la Paix,à La Haye, le quatorze décembre mil neuf cent
cinquante-quatre.
Le Président,
(Signé) ARNOLDD. MCNAIR.
Le Greffier,
(Signé) J. LOPEZ OLIVAX.
Fixing of time-limit: Written Statements
Order of 14 December 1954