INTERNATIONAL COOF JUSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
CASE CONCERNING QUESTIONS OF
INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF
THE 1971MONTREAL CONVENTION ARISING
FROM THE AERIAL INCIDENT
AT LOCKERBIE
(LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYAvUNITED KINGDOM)
ORDER OF 30 MARCH 1998
COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
AFFAIRE RELATIVE À DES QUESTIONS
D'INTERPRÉTATION ET D'APPLICATION
DE LA CONVENTION DE MONTRÉAL DE 1971
RÉSULTANT DE L'INCIDENT AÉRIEN
DE LOCKERBIE
(JAMAHIRIYA ARABE LIBYENNC.ROYAUME-UNI)
ORDONNANCE DU 30 MARS 1998 Officia1cita:ion
Questionsof Interpretation and Application of the 1971Montreal Conven-
tionarisingfrom theAerial Incidentut Lockerbie (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
v.United Kingdom), Order of 30 March 1CJ. Reports 1998,
p. 237
Mode officiel de citation:
Questionsd'interprétation etd'applicationde la conventionde Montréalde
1971 résultantde l'incidede Lockerbie (Jamahiriyaarabelibyenne
c. Royaume-Uni), ordonnance du30 mars 1998, C.I.J. Recueil 1998,
p. 237
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ISSN 0074-4441 No de vente:
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1998 YEAR 1998
30 March
Generalst 30 March1998
No. 88
CASE CONCERNING QUESTIONS OF
INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF
THE 197 1MONTREAL CONVENTION ARISING
FROM THE AERIAL INCIDENT
AT LOCKERBIE
(LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA v. UNITED KINGDOM)
ORDER
Present: Vice-President WEERAMANTYc,ting President; President
SCHWEBEL J;udges ODA, BEDJAOUI, UILLAUMRE,ANJEVA,
HERCZEGHS ,HI, FLEISCHHAUEKRO, ROMA, VERESHCHETIN,
PARRA-ARANGURE KO,OIJMANS,EZEK;Judges ad hoc Sir
Robert JENNINGS,L-KOSHERIRegistrar VALENCIA-OSPINA.
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Having regard to Articlef the Statute of the Court and to Ar-
ticles 31, 44 and 79 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application by the Great Socialist People's
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, filed in the Registry of the Court
1992, instituting proceedings against the Unitedof Great
Britain and Northern Ireland in respect of a "dispute between Libya and
the Unitedingdom concerning the interpretation or application of238 1971 MONTREAL CONVENTION (ORDER 30 III 98)
the Montreal Convention" of 23 September 1971 for the Suppression
of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation,
Having regard to the Order of 19June 1992,by which the Court, taking
account of the Parties' requests, inter alia fixed 20 June 1995as the time-
limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial of the United Kingdom,
Having regard to the preliminary objections concerning the jurisdic-
tion of the Court to hear the case and the admissibility of the Applica-
tion, which were submitted by the Government of the United Kingdom
within the time-limit fixed for the filing of the Counter-Memorial;
Whereas by a Judgment dated 27 February 1998,the Court found that,
on the basis of Article 14, paragraph 1, of the Montreal Convention of
23 September 1971,it has jurisdiction to hear the disputes between Libya
and the United Kingdom as to the interpretation or application of the
provisions of that Convention; found that the Application filedby Libya
on 3 March 1992 is admissible; and declared that the objection raised by
the United Kingdom according to which SecurityCouncil resolutions 748
(1992) and 883 (1993)had rendered the claims of Libya without object
does not, in the circumstances of the case, have an exclusivelyprelimi-
nary character;
Whereas in order to ascertain the views of the Parties on the subse-
quent procedure, the Vice-President, acting President, received their
Agents on 24 March 1998;
Taking into account the views of the Parties,
Fixes 30 December 1998as the time-limit for the filing of the Counter-
Memorial of the United Kingdom; and
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.
Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at
the Peace Palace, The Hague, this thirtieth day of March, one thousand
nine hundred and ninety-eight, in three copies, one of which will be
placed in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the
Government of the Great SocialistPeople's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and
the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, respectively.
(Signed) Christopher G. WEERAMANTRY,
Vice-President.
(Signed) Eduardo VALENCIA-OSPINA,
Registrar.
INTERNATIONAL COOF JUSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
CASE CONCERNING QUESTIONS OF
INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF
THE 1971MONTREAL CONVENTION ARISING
FROM THE AERIAL INCIDENT
AT LOCKERBIE
(LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYAvUNITED KINGDOM)
ORDER OF 30 MARCH 1998
COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
AFFAIRE RELATIVE À DES QUESTIONS
D'INTERPRÉTATION ET D'APPLICATION
DE LA CONVENTION DE MONTRÉAL DE 1971
RÉSULTANT DE L'INCIDENT AÉRIEN
DE LOCKERBIE
(JAMAHIRIYA ARABE LIBYENNC.ROYAUME-UNI)
ORDONNANCE DU 30 MARS 1998 Officia1cita:ion
Questionsof Interpretation and Application of the 1971Montreal Conven-
tionarisingfrom theAerial Incidentut Lockerbie (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
v.United Kingdom), Order of 30 March 1CJ. Reports 1998,
p. 237
Mode officiel de citation:
Questionsd'interprétation etd'applicationde la conventionde Montréalde
1971 résultantde l'incidede Lockerbie (Jamahiriyaarabelibyenne
c. Royaume-Uni), ordonnance du30 mars 1998, C.I.J. Recueil 1998,
p. 237
sies numixr 701 1
ISSN 0074-4441 No de vente:
ISBN 92-1-070765-6 INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
1998 YEAR 1998
30 March
Generalst 30 March1998
No. 88
CASE CONCERNING QUESTIONS OF
INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF
THE 197 1MONTREAL CONVENTION ARISING
FROM THE AERIAL INCIDENT
AT LOCKERBIE
(LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA v. UNITED KINGDOM)
ORDER
Present: Vice-President WEERAMANTYc,ting President; President
SCHWEBEL J;udges ODA, BEDJAOUI, UILLAUMRE,ANJEVA,
HERCZEGHS ,HI, FLEISCHHAUEKRO, ROMA, VERESHCHETIN,
PARRA-ARANGURE KO,OIJMANS,EZEK;Judges ad hoc Sir
Robert JENNINGS,L-KOSHERIRegistrar VALENCIA-OSPINA.
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Having regard to Articlef the Statute of the Court and to Ar-
ticles 31, 44 and 79 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application by the Great Socialist People's
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, filed in the Registry of the Court
1992, instituting proceedings against the Unitedof Great
Britain and Northern Ireland in respect of a "dispute between Libya and
the Unitedingdom concerning the interpretation or application of COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
ANNÉE 1998 1998
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30 mars1998 no 88
AFFAIRE RELATIVE À DES QUESTIONS
D'INTERPRÉTATION ET D'APPLICATION
DE LA CONVENTION DE MONTRÉAL DE 1971
RÉSULTANT DE L'INCIDENT AÉRIEN
DE LOCKERBIE
(JAMAHIRIYA ARABE LIBYENNE c. ROYAUME-UNI)
ORDONNANCE
Présent:M. WEERAMANTR vic,-président,faisantfonction deprésident
en l'affaire;SCHWEBEpL r,ésidentde la Cour; MM. ODA,
BEDJAOU GI,UILLAUME, NJEVA, RCZEGHS, I,FLEISCHHAUER,
KOROMA,VERESHCHETIN P, RRA-ARANGUREK NO, OIJMANS,
REZEK,juges; sir Robert JENNIN, . EL-KOSHERj,ges
ad hoc; M. VALENCIA-OSPIgre,ffier.
La Cour internationale de Justice,
Ainsi composée,
Après délibéen chambre du conseil,
Vu l'article 48 du Statut de la Cour et les articles 31, 44 et
Règlement,
Vu la requête enregistréeau Greffe de la Cour le 3 mars 1992, par
laquelle la Grande Jamahiriya arabe libyenne populaire et socialiste a
introduit une instance contre le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et
d'Irlande du Nord au sujet d'un ((différendentre la Libye et le Royaume-
Uni concernant l'interprétation ou l'application de la convention de238 1971 MONTREAL CONVENTION (ORDER 30 III 98)
the Montreal Convention" of 23 September 1971 for the Suppression
of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation,
Having regard to the Order of 19June 1992,by which the Court, taking
account of the Parties' requests, inter alia fixed 20 June 1995as the time-
limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial of the United Kingdom,
Having regard to the preliminary objections concerning the jurisdic-
tion of the Court to hear the case and the admissibility of the Applica-
tion, which were submitted by the Government of the United Kingdom
within the time-limit fixed for the filing of the Counter-Memorial;
Whereas by a Judgment dated 27 February 1998,the Court found that,
on the basis of Article 14, paragraph 1, of the Montreal Convention of
23 September 1971,it has jurisdiction to hear the disputes between Libya
and the United Kingdom as to the interpretation or application of the
provisions of that Convention; found that the Application filedby Libya
on 3 March 1992 is admissible; and declared that the objection raised by
the United Kingdom according to which SecurityCouncil resolutions 748
(1992) and 883 (1993)had rendered the claims of Libya without object
does not, in the circumstances of the case, have an exclusivelyprelimi-
nary character;
Whereas in order to ascertain the views of the Parties on the subse-
quent procedure, the Vice-President, acting President, received their
Agents on 24 March 1998;
Taking into account the views of the Parties,
Fixes 30 December 1998as the time-limit for the filing of the Counter-
Memorial of the United Kingdom; and
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.
Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at
the Peace Palace, The Hague, this thirtieth day of March, one thousand
nine hundred and ninety-eight, in three copies, one of which will be
placed in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the
Government of the Great SocialistPeople's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and
the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, respectively.
(Signed) Christopher G. WEERAMANTRY,
Vice-President.
(Signed) Eduardo VALENCIA-OSPINA,
Registrar. CONVENTION DE MONTKÉAL DE 1971(ORDONNAN3C 0E11198) 238
Montréal)) du 23 septembre 1971 pour la répression d'actes illicites
dirigéscontre la sécurité de l'aviationcivile,
Vu l'ordonnance en date du 19juin 1992,par laquelle la Cour, compte
tenu des demandes des Parties, a notamment fixéau 20juin 1995la date
d'expiration du délaipour le dépôt ducontre-mémoiredu Royaume-Uni,
Vu les exceptions préliminaires,portant sur la compétencede la Cour
pour connaître de l'affaire et sur la recevabilitédela requête,qui ont été
présentées par le Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni dans le délaifixépour
le dépôtdu contre-mémoire;
Considérant que la Cour, par arrêten date du 27 février1998, a dit
qu'elle a compétence, sur la base du paragraphe 1 de l'article 14 de la
convention de Montréaldu 23 septembre 1971,pour connaître des diffé-
rends qui opposent la Libye au Royaume-Uni en ce qui concerne l'inter-
prétation ou l'application des dispositions de cette convention; a dit que
la requête déposépear la Libye le 3 mars 1992est recevable; et a déclaré
que l'exceptiondu Royaume-Uni, selonlaquelle lesrésolutions748(1992)
et 883 (1993) du Conseil de sécuritéauraient privéles demandes de la
Libye de tout objet, n'a pas, dans les circonstances de l'espèce,un carac-
tère exclusivementpréliminaire ;
Considérant qu'auxfins de se renseigner auprèsdes Parties sur la suite
de la procédurelevice-président,faisant fonctionde présidenten l'affaire,
a reçu leurs agents le 24 mars 1998;
Compte tenu des vues des Parties,
Fixeau 30 décembre1998la date d'expiration du délaipour le dépôt
du contre-mémoiredu Royaume-Uni;
Réservela suite de la procédure.
Fait en anglais et en français, le texte anglais faisant foi, au Palais de la
Paix, à La Haye, le trente mars mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-huit, en
trois exemplaires, dont l'un restera déposaux archives de la Cour et les
autres seront transmis respectivement au Gouvernement de la Grande
Jamahiriya arabe libyenne populaire et socialisteet au Gouvernement du
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord.
Le vice-président,
(Signé) Christopher G. WEERAMANTRY
Le greffier,
(Signé) Eduardo VALENCIA-OSPINA.
Fixing of time-limit: Counter-Memorial
Order of 30 March 1998