Order of 9 July 2015

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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. PAKISTAN)

ORDONNANCE DU 9 JUILLET 2015

2015

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. PAKISTAN)

ORDER OF 9 JULY 2015

4 CIJ1083.indb 1 28/04/16 10:48 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.Pakistan), ordonnance du 9 juillet 2015,
C.I.J. Recueil 2015, p. 589

Officialcitation:
Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation
of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament

(Marshall Islands v. Pakistan), Order of 9July 2015,
I.C.J. Reports 2015, p. 589

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ISSN 0074-4441 Sales number 1083
ISBN 978-92-1-157275-9

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ORDONNANCE

OBLIGATIONS RELATIVES À DES NÉGOCIATIONS
CONCERNANT LA CESSATION
DE LA COURSE AUX ARMES NUCLÉAIRES

ET LE DÉSARMEMENT NUCLÉAIRE

(ÎLES MARSHALL c.PAKISTAN)

OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS
RELATING TO CESSATION

OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
AND TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

(MARSHALL ISLANDS v. PAKISTAN)

9 JULY 2015

ORDER

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

YEAR 2015 2015
9 July
9 July 2015 General List
No.159

OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS

RELATING TO CESSATION

OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE

AND TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

(MARSHALL ISLANDS v. PAKISTAN)

ORDER

The President of the International Court of Justice,

Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Art-
cle44, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 10 July 2014, whereby the President of
the Court fixed 12 January 2015 and 17 July2015 respectively as the

time-limits for the filing of the Memorial of the Republic of the Marshall ▯
Islands and the Counter -Memorial of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
on the questions of the jurisdiction of the Court and the admissibility ▯of
the Application,

Having regard to the Memorial duly filed by the Marshall Islands
within the time-limit thus fixed ;
Whereas, by a Note Verbale dated 2 July 2015 and received in the
Registry on the same day, the Government of Pakistan informed the

Court that it requested a six-month extension of the time-limit for the filing
of its Counter-Memorial; and whereas, on receipt of that Note Verbale,
the Registrar transmitted a copy thereof to the Marshall Islands
Whereas, by a letter dated July 2015 and received in the Registry on

9 July 2015, the Government of the Marshall Islands informed the Court
that, for the reasons given in that letter, it “would be comfortable ▯with
the Court’s expanding the initial six-month time-limit [for the filing of the

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Counter-Memorial of Pakistan] to nine months in total, counting from

the [date of the filing of the Marshall Islands’] Memorial” ;
Taking account of the views of the Parties,

Extends the time -limit for the filing of the Counter -Memorial of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the questions of the jurisdiction of the▯
Court and the admissibility of the Application to 1 December 2015 ; and

Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.

Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative, at
the Peace Palace, The Hague, this ninth day of July, two thousand and
fifteen, 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 the Marshall Islands and the Government of the Islamic Republic of

Pakistan, respectively.

(Signed) Ronny Abraham,
President.

(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,

Registrar.

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Bilingual Content

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. PAKISTAN)

ORDONNANCE DU 9 JUILLET 2015

2015

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. PAKISTAN)

ORDER OF 9 JULY 2015

4 CIJ1083.indb 1 28/04/16 10:48 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.Pakistan), ordonnance du 9 juillet 2015,
C.I.J. Recueil 2015, p. 589

Officialcitation:
Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation
of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament

(Marshall Islands v. Pakistan), Order of 9July 2015,
I.C.J. Reports 2015, p. 589

N de vente:

ISSN 0074-4441 Sales number 1083
ISBN 978-92-1-157275-9

4 CIJ1083.indb 2 28/04/16 10:48 9 JUILLET 2015

ORDONNANCE

OBLIGATIONS RELATIVES À DES NÉGOCIATIONS
CONCERNANT LA CESSATION
DE LA COURSE AUX ARMES NUCLÉAIRES

ET LE DÉSARMEMENT NUCLÉAIRE

(ÎLES MARSHALL c.PAKISTAN)

OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS
RELATING TO CESSATION

OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
AND TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

(MARSHALL ISLANDS v. PAKISTAN)

9 JULY 2015

ORDER

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COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

2015 ANNÉE 2015
9 juillet
Rôle général
no159 9 juillet 2015

OBLIGATIONS RELATIVES À DES NÉGOCIATIONS
CONCERNANT LA CESSATION

DE LA COURSE AUX ARMES NUCLÉAIRES

ET LE DÉSARMEMENT NUCLÉAIRE

(ÎLES MARSHALL c. PAKISTAN)

ORDONNANCE

Le président de la Cour internationale de Justice,

Vu l’article 48 du Statut de la Cour et les paragraphes3 et 4 de l’ar -
ticle4 de son Règlement,

Vu l’ordonnance du 10 juillet 2014, par laquelle le président de la Cour
a fixé au 12janvier 2015 et au 17 juillet 2015les dates d’expiration des
délais pour le dépôt, respectivement, du mémoire de la Ré▯publique des
IlesMarshall et du contre-mémoire de la République islamique du Pakis -

tan sur les questions de la compétence de la Cour et de la recevabili▯té de
la requête,
Vu le mémoire dûment déposé par les Iles Marshall dans le délai ainsi
fixé;

Considérant que, par une note verbale datée du 2 juillet 2015 et reçue
au Greffe le même jour, le Gouvernement du Pakistan a informé la▯ Cour
qu’il sollicitait un report de six mois de la date d’expiration du délai de

dépôt de son contre -mémoire ; et considérant que, dès réception de cette
note verbale, le greffier en a fait tenir copie aux Iles Marshall;
Considérant que, par une lettre datée du 8 juillet 2015 et reçue au
Greffe le 9 juillet 2015, le Gouvernement des Iles Marshall a informé la

Cour que, pour les raisons exposées dans ladite lettre, il « s’accommode
rait d’une prorogation par la Cour à neuf mois au total, à comp▯ter de la

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

YEAR 2015 2015
9 July
9 July 2015 General List
No.159

OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS

RELATING TO CESSATION

OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE

AND TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

(MARSHALL ISLANDS v. PAKISTAN)

ORDER

The President of the International Court of Justice,

Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Art-
cle44, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 10 July 2014, whereby the President of
the Court fixed 12 January 2015 and 17 July2015 respectively as the

time-limits for the filing of the Memorial of the Republic of the Marshall ▯
Islands and the Counter -Memorial of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
on the questions of the jurisdiction of the Court and the admissibility ▯of
the Application,

Having regard to the Memorial duly filed by the Marshall Islands
within the time-limit thus fixed ;
Whereas, by a Note Verbale dated 2 July 2015 and received in the
Registry on the same day, the Government of Pakistan informed the

Court that it requested a six-month extension of the time-limit for the filing
of its Counter-Memorial; and whereas, on receipt of that Note Verbale,
the Registrar transmitted a copy thereof to the Marshall Islands
Whereas, by a letter dated July 2015 and received in the Registry on

9 July 2015, the Government of the Marshall Islands informed the Court
that, for the reasons given in that letter, it “would be comfortable ▯with
the Court’s expanding the initial six-month time-limit [for the filing of the

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date [de dépôt] du mémoire [des Iles Marshall], du délai qu’▯elle avait ini -
tialement fixé à six mois » pour le dépôt du contre -mémoire du Pakistan ;
Compte tenu des vues des Parties,

Reporte la date d’expiration du délai pour le dépôt du contre -mémoire

de la République islamique du Pakistan sur les questions deera compé -
tence de la Cour et de la recevabilité de la requête au 1 décembre 2015;

Réserve la suite de la procédure.

Fait en français et en anglais, le texte français faisant foi, au ▯
Palais de la Paix, à La Haye, le neuf juillet deux mille quinze, en trois

exemplaires, dont l’un restera déposé aux archives de la Cour e▯t les autres
seront transmis respectivement au Gouvernement de la République des
Iles Marshall et au Gouvernement de la République islamique du
Pakistan.

Le président,
(Signé) Ronny Abraham.

Le greffier,

(Signé) Philippe Couvreur.

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Counter-Memorial of Pakistan] to nine months in total, counting from

the [date of the filing of the Marshall Islands’] Memorial” ;
Taking account of the views of the Parties,

Extends the time -limit for the filing of the Counter -Memorial of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the questions of the jurisdiction of the▯
Court and the admissibility of the Application to 1 December 2015 ; and

Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.

Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative, at
the Peace Palace, The Hague, this ninth day of July, two thousand and
fifteen, 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 the Marshall Islands and the Government of the Islamic Republic of

Pakistan, respectively.

(Signed) Ronny Abraham,
President.

(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,

Registrar.

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Extension of time-limit: Counter-Memorial

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Order of 9 July 2015

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