INTERNATIONALCOURT OF JUSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
CASE CONCERNING
CERTAIN PHOSPHATE LANDS IN NAURU
(NAURU vAUSTRALIA)
ORDER OF 13 SEPTEMBER 1993
COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
AFFAIRE DE CERTAINES TERRES
À PHOSPHATES À NAURU
(NAURU c. AUSTRALIE)
ORDONNANCE DU 13 SEPTEMBRE 1993 Officia1cita:ion
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CASE CONCERNING
CERTAIN PHOSPHATE LANDS IN NAURU
(NAURU v.AUSTRALIA)
ORDER
Present: President Sir Robert JENNINGS;Vice-PresidentODA; Judges
SCHWEBEL B,EDJAOUIN, I, EVENSENT, ARASSOV G,UILLAUME,
SHAHABUDDEEA N, UILARMAWDSLEY, RANJEVAA , JIBOLA,
HERCZEG ;RegistrarVALENCIA-OSPINA.
The International Court of Justice,
Composed asabove,
Havingregard to Article 48 ofthe Statute oftheCourt,and to Article 88
of theules of Court,
Havingregard to the Application filed in the Registry on 19May 1989
by the Republic of Nauru instituting proceedings against the Common-
wealth of Australia in respect of a "disputethe rehabilitation of
certain phosphate lands [inNauru] worked out before Nauruan-
dence",
Havingregard to the Judgment givenby the Court on 26June 1992on
certain preliminary objections submitted by the Commonwealth of
Australia;
Whereas by a joint notification filed in the Registry on 9 September
1993 the Republic of Nauru and the Commonwealth of Australia
informed the Court that they had, in consequence of having reached asettlement, agreed to discontinue the proceedings initiated by the Appli-
cation filed on 19May 1989,
Placesonrecordthe discontinuance, by agreement ofthe Parties, ofthe
proceedings initiated on 19May 1989by the Republic of Nauru against
the Commonwealth of Australia; and
Directsthat the case be removed from the list.
Done in English and in French, the Englishtext being authoritative, at
the Peace Palace, The Hague, this thirteenth day of September, one
thousand nine hundred and ninety-three, in three copies, one of which
will be placed in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to
the Government of the Republic of Nauru and the Government of the
Commonwealth of Australia, respectively.
(Signed) R. Y. JENNINGS,
President.
(Signed) Eduardo VALENCIA-OSPINA,
Registrar.
INTERNATIONALCOURT OF JUSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
CASE CONCERNING
CERTAIN PHOSPHATE LANDS IN NAURU
(NAURU vAUSTRALIA)
ORDER OF 13 SEPTEMBER 1993
COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
AFFAIRE DE CERTAINES TERRES
À PHOSPHATES À NAURU
(NAURU c. AUSTRALIE)
ORDONNANCE DU 13 SEPTEMBRE 1993 Officia1cita:ion
CertainPhosphateLands inNauru (Nauru v.Australia),
Orderof 13September1993,Z.C.J.Reports 1993,p. 322
Mode officiel de ci:ation
ordonnancedu 13septembre19C.Z.Jecueil1993,p. 322,
ISSN 0074-4441 Salesnurnber639 1
ISBN 92-1-070698-6 Nodevent: INTERNATIONALCOURT OF JUSTICE
1993 YEAR 1993
13September
General List
No.80 13 September1993
CASE CONCERNING
CERTAIN PHOSPHATE LANDS IN NAURU
(NAURU v.AUSTRALIA)
ORDER
Present: President Sir Robert JENNINGS;Vice-PresidentODA; Judges
SCHWEBEL B,EDJAOUIN, I, EVENSENT, ARASSOV G,UILLAUME,
SHAHABUDDEEA N, UILARMAWDSLEY, RANJEVAA , JIBOLA,
HERCZEG ;RegistrarVALENCIA-OSPINA.
The International Court of Justice,
Composed asabove,
Havingregard to Article 48 ofthe Statute oftheCourt,and to Article 88
of theules of Court,
Havingregard to the Application filed in the Registry on 19May 1989
by the Republic of Nauru instituting proceedings against the Common-
wealth of Australia in respect of a "disputethe rehabilitation of
certain phosphate lands [inNauru] worked out before Nauruan-
dence",
Havingregard to the Judgment givenby the Court on 26June 1992on
certain preliminary objections submitted by the Commonwealth of
Australia;
Whereas by a joint notification filed in the Registry on 9 September
1993 the Republic of Nauru and the Commonwealth of Australia
informed the Court that they had, in consequence of having reached a COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
ANNÉE 1993 1993
13septembre
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AFFAIRE DE CERTAINES TERRES
À PHOSPHATES À NAURU
(NAURU c. AUSTRALIE)
ORDONNANCE
Présents: Sir Robert JENNINGS, résident; ODA, Vice-Président
MM. SCHWEBEB LE,DJAOUNI,,EVENSENT, RASSOGV, ILLAUME,
SHAHABUDDEEA NG, UILARMAWDSLEYR ,ANJEVA, AJIBOLA,
HERCZEGH ju,ges; M.VALENCIA-OSPINGre,ffier.
La Cour internationale de Justice,
Ainsi composée,
Vu l'article 48du Statut de la Cour et l'article 88de son Règlement,
Vu la requêtedéposéeau Greffe le 19mai 1989par laquelle la Répu-
blique de Nauru aintroduit une instancecontreleCommonwealth d7Aus-
tralie au sujet d'un ((dif..relatàfla remise en étatde certaines
terresphosphates [deNauru]exploitéesavantl'indépendancedeD,auru
Vul'arrêtrendu par la Cour le 26juin 1992au sujet de certaines excep-
tions préliminairessoulevéespar le Commonwealth d'Australie;
Considérant que, par notification conjointe déposéeau Greffe le
9 septembre 1993,la Républiquede Nauru et le Commonwealth d'Aus-
tralie ont informéla Cour qu'ils sont convenus, parce qu'ils sontsettlement, agreed to discontinue the proceedings initiated by the Appli-
cation filed on 19May 1989,
Placesonrecordthe discontinuance, by agreement ofthe Parties, ofthe
proceedings initiated on 19May 1989by the Republic of Nauru against
the Commonwealth of Australia; and
Directsthat the case be removed from the list.
Done in English and in French, the Englishtext being authoritative, at
the Peace Palace, The Hague, this thirteenth day of September, one
thousand nine hundred and ninety-three, in three copies, one of which
will be placed in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to
the Government of the Republic of Nauru and the Government of the
Commonwealth of Australia, respectively.
(Signed) R. Y. JENNINGS,
President.
(Signed) Eduardo VALENCIA-OSPINA,
Registrar. TERRES À PHOSPHATES À NAURU (ORDONNAN1 C3IX 93) 323
venusaun règlementamiable,desedésisterdel'instance introduiteparla
requête déposé le 19mai 1989,
Prendacte du désistement,par accord entre les Parties, de l'instance
introduite le 19mai 1989par la RépubliquedeNauru contre leCommon-
wealthd'Australie;
Prescritque l'affaire soitrayéedu rôle.
Fait en anglais et enfrançais, letexte anglaisfaisant foi, au Palaisde la
Paix,a La Haye, letreize septembre mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-treize,en
troisexemplaires,dont l'unresteradéposéauxarchivesdela Cour etdont
les autres seront transmis respectivement au Gouvernement de la Répu-
blique de Nauru et au Gouvernement du Commonwealth d'Australie.
Le Président,
(Signé)R.Y. JENNINGS.
Le Greffier,
(Signé)Eduardo VALENCIA-OSPINA.
Discontinuance
Order of 13 September 1993