INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS
RELATING TO CESSATION
OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
AND TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
(MARSHALL ISLANDS v. UNITED KINGDOM)
ORDER OF 19 JUNE 2015
2015
COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
OBLIGATIONS RELATIVES À DES NÉGOCIATIONS
CONCERNANT LA CESSATION
DE LA COURSE AUX ARMES NUCLÉAIRES
ET LE DÉSARMEMENT NUCLÉAIRE
(ÎLES MARSHALL c. ROYAUME-UNI)
ORDONNANCE DU 19 JUIN 2015
3 CIJ1081.indb 1 26/04/16 09:11 Official citation:
Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation
of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament
(Marshall Islands v. United Kingdom), Order of 19 June 2015,
I.C.J. Reports 2015, p. 577
Mode officiel de citation
Obligations relatives à des négociations concernant la cessation
de la course aux armes nucléaires et le désarmement nucléaire
(Iles Marshall c.Royaume-Uni), ordonnance du 19 juin 2015,
C.I.J. Recueil 2015, p. 577
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ISSN 0074-4441 N ode vente: 1081
ISBN 978-92-1-157273-5
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ORDER
OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS
RELATING TO CESSATION
OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
AND TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
(MARSHALL ISLANDS v. UNITED KINGDOM)
OBLIGATIONS RELATIVES À DES NÉGOCIATIONS
CONCERNANT LA CESSATION
DE LA COURSE AUX ARMES NUCLÉAIRES
ET LE DÉSARMEMENT NUCLÉAIRE
(ÎLES MARSHALL c. ROYAUME-UNI)
19 JUIN 2015
ORDONNANCE
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
2015 YEAR 2015
19 June
General List 19 June 2015
No.160
OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS
RELATING TO CESSATION
OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
AND TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
(MARSHALL ISLANDS v. UNITED KINGDOM)
ORDER
The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Art-
cle 79 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on▯
24 April 2014, whereby the Republic of the Marshall Islands instituted
proceedings against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland with regard to alleged breaches of obligations relating to the c▯es
sation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disar-a
ment ;
Whereas, following a meeting that the President of the Court held with
the representatives of the Parties on 11 June 2014, the Court, by Order of
16 June 2014, takinginto account the views of the Parties, fixedMarch
2015 and 16 December 2015, respectively, as the time-limits for the filing
of a Memorial by the Republic of the Marshall Islands and a Counter-
Memorial by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire -
land ;
Whereas the Memorial of the Republic of the Marshall Islands was
filed on 16 March 2015 ; whereas on 15 June 2015, i.e., within the three-
month time-limit provided for in Article 79, paragraph 1, of the Rules of
Court, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, refer
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ring to that provision, raised certain preliminary objections in the cas▯e ;
and whereas these were immediately communicated to the Republic of
the Marshall Islands ;
Whereas, consequently, under the provisions of Article 79, paragraph 5,
of the Rules of Court, the proceedings on the merits are suspended and a▯
time-limit must be fixed within which the Applicant may present a writ▯ten
statement of its observations and submissions on the preliminary objec -
tions ;
Whereas Practice Direction V stipulates that the time-limit for the pre -
sentation of a written statement on preliminary objections shall generally
not exceed four months from the date of the filing of such objections ;
Whereas, by a letter dated 17 June 2015, the Co-Agent of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands requested that the Applicant be granted the four▯-
month period provided for in the above-mentioned Practice Direction for ▯
the presentation of its written statement ; and whereas there is reason to
accede to this request,
Fixes 15 October 2015 as the time -limit within which the Republic of
the Marshall Islands may present a written statement of its observations▯
and submissions on the preliminary objections raised by the United King -
dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ; 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 nineteenth day of June, two thousand
and fifteen, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archi▯ves of
the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands and the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, respectively.
(Signed) Ronny Abraham,
President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS
RELATING TO CESSATION
OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
AND TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
(MARSHALL ISLANDS v. UNITED KINGDOM)
ORDER OF 19 JUNE 2015
2015
COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
OBLIGATIONS RELATIVES À DES NÉGOCIATIONS
CONCERNANT LA CESSATION
DE LA COURSE AUX ARMES NUCLÉAIRES
ET LE DÉSARMEMENT NUCLÉAIRE
(ÎLES MARSHALL c. ROYAUME-UNI)
ORDONNANCE DU 19 JUIN 2015
3 CIJ1081.indb 1 26/04/16 09:11 Official citation:
Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation
of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament
(Marshall Islands v. United Kingdom), Order of 19 June 2015,
I.C.J. Reports 2015, p. 577
Mode officiel de citation
Obligations relatives à des négociations concernant la cessation
de la course aux armes nucléaires et le désarmement nucléaire
(Iles Marshall c.Royaume-Uni), ordonnance du 19 juin 2015,
C.I.J. Recueil 2015, p. 577
Sales number
ISSN 0074-4441 N ode vente: 1081
ISBN 978-92-1-157273-5
3 CIJ1081.indb 2 26/04/16 09:11 19 JUNE 2015
ORDER
OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS
RELATING TO CESSATION
OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
AND TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
(MARSHALL ISLANDS v. UNITED KINGDOM)
OBLIGATIONS RELATIVES À DES NÉGOCIATIONS
CONCERNANT LA CESSATION
DE LA COURSE AUX ARMES NUCLÉAIRES
ET LE DÉSARMEMENT NUCLÉAIRE
(ÎLES MARSHALL c. ROYAUME-UNI)
19 JUIN 2015
ORDONNANCE
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
2015 YEAR 2015
19 June
General List 19 June 2015
No.160
OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS
RELATING TO CESSATION
OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
AND TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
(MARSHALL ISLANDS v. UNITED KINGDOM)
ORDER
The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Art-
cle 79 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on▯
24 April 2014, whereby the Republic of the Marshall Islands instituted
proceedings against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland with regard to alleged breaches of obligations relating to the c▯es
sation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disar-a
ment ;
Whereas, following a meeting that the President of the Court held with
the representatives of the Parties on 11 June 2014, the Court, by Order of
16 June 2014, takinginto account the views of the Parties, fixedMarch
2015 and 16 December 2015, respectively, as the time-limits for the filing
of a Memorial by the Republic of the Marshall Islands and a Counter-
Memorial by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire -
land ;
Whereas the Memorial of the Republic of the Marshall Islands was
filed on 16 March 2015 ; whereas on 15 June 2015, i.e., within the three-
month time-limit provided for in Article 79, paragraph 1, of the Rules of
Court, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, refer
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COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
ANNÉE 2015 2015
19 juin
Rôle général
19 juin 2015 no160
OBLIGATIONS RELATIVES À DES NÉGOCIATIONS
CONCERNANT LA CESSATION
DE LA COURSE AUX ARMES NUCLÉAIRES
ET LE DÉSARMEMENT NUCLÉAIRE
(ÎLES MARSHALL c. ROYAUME-UNI)
ORDONNANCE
Le président de la Cour internationale de Justice,
Vu l’article 48 du Statut de la Cour et l’article 79 de son Règlement,
Vu la requête enregistrée au Greffe de la Cour le 24avril 2014, par
laquelle la République des Iles Marshall a introduit une instance contre le
Royaume-Uni de Grande -Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord à raison de
manquements allégués à des obligations concernant la cessation ▯de la
course aux armes nucléaires à une date rapprochée et le désa▯rmement
nucléaire
Considérant que, à la suite d’une réunion que le présiden▯t de la Cour a
tenue avec les représentants des Parties le 11 juin 2014, la Cour, eu égard
aux vues exprimées par les Parties, a, par ordonnance du 16juin 2014,
fixé au 16 mars 2015 et au 16 décembre 2015, respectivement, les dates
d’expiration des délais pour le dépôt d’un mémoire de ▯la République
des Iles Marshall et d’un contre -mémoire du Royaume -Uni de
Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord ;
Considérant que le mémoire de la République des Iles Marshall a été
déposé le 16 mars 2015; que le 15juin 2015, soit dans le délai de trois
mois prévu au paragraphe premier de l’article 79 du Règlement, le
Royaume-Uni de Grande -Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord, se référant à
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ring to that provision, raised certain preliminary objections in the cas▯e ;
and whereas these were immediately communicated to the Republic of
the Marshall Islands ;
Whereas, consequently, under the provisions of Article 79, paragraph 5,
of the Rules of Court, the proceedings on the merits are suspended and a▯
time-limit must be fixed within which the Applicant may present a writ▯ten
statement of its observations and submissions on the preliminary objec -
tions ;
Whereas Practice Direction V stipulates that the time-limit for the pre -
sentation of a written statement on preliminary objections shall generally
not exceed four months from the date of the filing of such objections ;
Whereas, by a letter dated 17 June 2015, the Co-Agent of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands requested that the Applicant be granted the four▯-
month period provided for in the above-mentioned Practice Direction for ▯
the presentation of its written statement ; and whereas there is reason to
accede to this request,
Fixes 15 October 2015 as the time -limit within which the Republic of
the Marshall Islands may present a written statement of its observations▯
and submissions on the preliminary objections raised by the United King -
dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ; 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 nineteenth day of June, two thousand
and fifteen, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archi▯ves of
the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands and the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, respectively.
(Signed) Ronny Abraham,
President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.
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cette disposition, a soulevé certaines exceptions préliminaires en▯ l’affaire ;
et que celles-ci ont immédiatement été communiquées à la République ▯des
Iles Marshall ;
Considérant qu’en conséquence, en vertu des dispositions du par▯a -
graphe 5 de l’article 79 du Règlement, la procédure sur le fond est sus -
pendue et qu’il échet de fixer un délai dans lequel le demandeur pourra
présenter un exposé écrit contenant ses observations et conclus▯ions sur les
exceptions préliminaires;
Considérant que l’instruction de procédure V dispose que le délai pour
la présentation d’un exposé écrit sur des exceptions préliminaires ne devra
en général pas excéder quatre mois à compter de la date de p▯résentation
desdites exceptions ;
Considérant que, par lettre datée du 17 juin 2015, le coagent de la
République des Iles Marshall a demandé que le demandeur puisse bé▯néfi -
cier, aux fins de la présentation de son exposé écrit, des qu▯atre mois pré -
vus par l’instruction précitée ; et qu’il y a lieu d’accueillir cette demande,
Fixe au 15 octobre 2015 la date d’expiration du délai dans lequel la
République des Iles Marshall pourra présenter un exposé écrit contenant
ses observations et conclusions sur les exceptions préliminaires soul▯evées
par le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord ;
Réserve la suite de la procédure.
Fait en anglais et en français, le texte anglais faisant foi, au Pala▯is de la
Paix, à La Haye, le dix-neuf juin deux mille quinze, en trois exemplaires,
dont l’un restera déposé aux archives de la Cour et les autres ▯seront trans -
mis respectivement au Gouvernement de la République des Iles Marshall
et au Gouvernement du Royaume -Uni de Grande -Bretagne et d’Irlande
du Nord.
Le président,
(Signé) Ronny Abraham.
Le greffier,
(Signé) Philippe Couvreur.
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