COURINTERNAEEJUSTICE
RECUEILDES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS
ET ORDONNANCES
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS
AND ORDERS INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
CASE CONCERNING
CERTAIN 13HOSPHATELANDS IN NAURU
(NAURU v.AUSTRALIA)
ORDER OF 8 FEBRUARY 1991
COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CiONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
AFFAIRE DE CERTAINESTERRES
À E'HOSPHATES À NAURU
(NAURU c. AUSTRALIE)
ORDONNANCE DU 8 FÉVRIER1991 Officia1citati:n
CertainPhosphateLands inNauru(Nauruv.Australia),
Orderof8 February1991,I.C.J.Report1991,p. 3
Mode officiel de citat:on
CertainesterresaphosphateàNauru(Nauruc.Australie),
ordonnancedu 8févrie1991,C.I.J.Recuei1991p. 3
salesnurnk-59 2
No devent: 8 FEBRUARY 1991
ORDER
CERTAIN PHOSPHATE LANDS IN NAURU
(NAURU v.AUSTRALIA)
CERTAINES TERRES ÀPHOSPHATES À NAURU
(NAURU c. AUSTRALIE)
8 FÉVRIER1991
ORDONNANCE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
1991 YEAR 1991
8Febniary
GeneralList
No.80 8 February1991
CASE CONCERNING
CERTAIN PHOSPHATELANDS IN NAURU
(NAURU v.AUSTRALIA)
ORDER
Present: President Sir Robert JENNINGS;Vice-President ODA; Judges
LACHS,ELIAS, AGO, SCHWEBELB , EDJAOUI,NI, EVENSEN,
TARASSOV G,UILLAUME S, AHABUDDEE AG,UILARMAWDSLEY,
RANJEVA; Registrar VALENCIA-OSPINA.
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Havingregard to Article 48ofthe Statute ofthe Court andto Articles 31
and 79 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order made by the Court on 18 July 1989by
which, interalia, 21January 1991was fixed asthe time-limit for the filing
of the Counter-Memorial of the Commonwealth of Australia;
Whereas, within the time-limit so fixed, the Commonwealth of Aus-
tralia filed certain preliminary objections whereby it asked the Court to
adjudge and declare "that the Application by Nauru is inadmissible and
that the Court lacksjurisdiction to hear the claims made by Nauni";
Whereas, accordingly, by virtue of the provisions of Article 79, para-
graph 3, of the Rules of Court, the proceedings on the merits are
suspended and a time-limit has to be fixed for the presentation by the&tr PartyofawritieastatementfitobgeFvationandsubmbsiorc sn
thepmliminar ybjediorip;
Havingascertainethevim of theParties,
F2w 19Jdy 1991asthetirne-IiitithiwhichtheRcpubliofNauru
mayp~ a writtemtmcntaf itobtmationsaad &missionson
theprelimimrobjeaionsraiscbytheCommonwdfhofAusirdia; and
Resmestiiesuhe~pe~ipdure forfurthedecision.
Done inEn@h and inFrench,heEnglishtwcMng authoritatiat
theha Wace,The Hague,thiscightdbyorFebnrary ,nethousmd
rdnthiindmdand&W-Oüe, hlth &a, Oilof wK& ~illbCplâd
intheaxüivesoftheCourtandthe&ers trsimrilittitheGoyenment
oftheRcpublicofNauni andtheGovmimmt oftheCommonwealth of
Australi, pcaiveiy.
COURINTERNAEEJUSTICE
RECUEILDES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS
ET ORDONNANCES
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS
AND ORDERS INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
CASE CONCERNING
CERTAIN 13HOSPHATELANDS IN NAURU
(NAURU v.AUSTRALIA)
ORDER OF 8 FEBRUARY 1991
COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CiONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
AFFAIRE DE CERTAINESTERRES
À E'HOSPHATES À NAURU
(NAURU c. AUSTRALIE)
ORDONNANCE DU 8 FÉVRIER1991 Officia1citati:n
CertainPhosphateLands inNauru(Nauruv.Australia),
Orderof8 February1991,I.C.J.Report1991,p. 3
Mode officiel de citat:on
CertainesterresaphosphateàNauru(Nauruc.Australie),
ordonnancedu 8févrie1991,C.I.J.Recuei1991p. 3
salesnurnk-59 2
No devent: 8 FEBRUARY 1991
ORDER
CERTAIN PHOSPHATE LANDS IN NAURU
(NAURU v.AUSTRALIA)
CERTAINES TERRES ÀPHOSPHATES À NAURU
(NAURU c. AUSTRALIE)
8 FÉVRIER1991
ORDONNANCE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
1991 YEAR 1991
8Febniary
GeneralList
No.80 8 February1991
CASE CONCERNING
CERTAIN PHOSPHATELANDS IN NAURU
(NAURU v.AUSTRALIA)
ORDER
Present: President Sir Robert JENNINGS;Vice-President ODA; Judges
LACHS,ELIAS, AGO, SCHWEBELB , EDJAOUI,NI, EVENSEN,
TARASSOV G,UILLAUME S, AHABUDDEE AG,UILARMAWDSLEY,
RANJEVA; Registrar VALENCIA-OSPINA.
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Havingregard to Article 48ofthe Statute ofthe Court andto Articles 31
and 79 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order made by the Court on 18 July 1989by
which, interalia, 21January 1991was fixed asthe time-limit for the filing
of the Counter-Memorial of the Commonwealth of Australia;
Whereas, within the time-limit so fixed, the Commonwealth of Aus-
tralia filed certain preliminary objections whereby it asked the Court to
adjudge and declare "that the Application by Nauru is inadmissible and
that the Court lacksjurisdiction to hear the claims made by Nauni";
Whereas, accordingly, by virtue of the provisions of Article 79, para-
graph 3, of the Rules of Court, the proceedings on the merits are
suspended and a time-limit has to be fixed for the presentation by the COUR. INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
1991
ANNÉE 1991 8février
Rôlgénéral
8 février1991 no80
AFFAIRE DE CERTAINESTERRES
À PHOSPHATES À NAURU
(NAURU c. AUSTRALIE)
ORDONNANCE
Présents: Sir Robert JENNINGS, résident; ODA, Vice-Président;
MM. LACHSE , LIA, GO,SCHWEBEB L, DJAOUNI,I, EVENSEN,
TARASSOV G,UILLAUMSEH, AHABUDDEA ENU, ILAMAWDSLEY,
RANJEVA ju,ge;M.VALENCIA-OSPIG Nre,fier.
La Cour internationale de Justice,
Ainsi composée,
Aprèsdélibéré enhambre du conseil,
Vu l'article48du Statut de la Cour et lesarticles 31et 79du Règlement
de la Cour,
Vul'ordonnance rendue par la Cour le 18juillet 1989,par laquelle ellea
notamment fixéau;!1janvier 1991la date d'expiration du délaipour le
dépôtdu contre-mémoiredu Commonwealthd'Australie;
Considérantque, dans ledélai ainsifixél,eCommonwealth d'Australie
adéposécertainesex.ceptionspréliminairespar lesquelles ila priélaCour
de dire etjuger que larequêtede Nauru estirrecevableet que la Cour n'a
pas compétencepour connaître des demandes formuléespar Nau»;
Considérant qu'ein conséquence, en vertu des dispositions de l'ar-
ticle 79,paragraphedu Règlementde la Cour, la procédure surle fond
est suspendue et qu'iléchetde fixer un délaidans lequel la partie adverse&tr PartyofawritieastatementfitobgeFvationandsubmbsiorc sn
thepmliminar ybjediorip;
Havingascertainethevim of theParties,
F2w 19Jdy 1991asthetirne-IiitithiwhichtheRcpubliofNauru
mayp~ a writtemtmcntaf itobtmationsaad &missionson
theprelimimrobjeaionsraiscbytheCommonwdfhofAusirdia; and
Resmestiiesuhe~pe~ipdure forfurthedecision.
Done inEn@h and inFrench,heEnglishtwcMng authoritatiat
theha Wace,The Hague,thiscightdbyorFebnrary ,nethousmd
rdnthiindmdand&W-Oüe, hlth &a, Oilof wK& ~illbCplâd
intheaxüivesoftheCourtandthe&ers trsimrilittitheGoyenment
oftheRcpublicofNauni andtheGovmimmt oftheCommonwealth of
Australi, pcaiveiy. TERRESAPH~PHATES ANAURU [ORDONNANCE8 1191)
pourraprésenutenrirpa 9t conreaansa observatioetcondu-
sionsurIc xctptiorpréiimiaairtir;
Apréss'&rrenseignkiuprbdesPartiw,
WFeau 19juüiet19ladated'expiratnuMeridanslequelb Rbpu-
bliqutdeNaurupuma phtm unexp& &ritcontenanteobwa-
tiom etconclusiosur las uxŒptiosréliminairwulewb parle
Commonwealt hAwtraii;
RCserwiasuitedlaprocédure.
Faien anghietenfmqis, ietextanglaisfaisfoiauPalaisdla
PaixA Haye,lehuitWricrmilneufhi qmtr+wngi-onze,etrois
txemplairqdontruamtm d&m& auxarchivade1sCouretlesauirts
seroniransmirsspedkmat auG~wvemement de1sRkpubliqu ee
NaunietauGouvmiemni du(=ornmonwaltd h'Australie.
iePrésident,
(Sig&]R Y.JENMW,
tc Griemtr,
(Sig&)EduardoVAUUCM-PINA A.
Fixing of time-limit: Written Statement
Order of 8 February 1991