Summary of the Order of 17 August 1972

Summaries of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders of the Internationa
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F1SHER:IE~ SRISIIIC'lrIONCASE(UNITEDKINGDOM v.ICELAND)
(INTERIM PROTEC'lrION)

Orderof17August1W2

FISHERIES JURISDI(CT1OC NASE(FEDERAL REPIJBLIC OFGERMANY
v.ICEILAND I)NTERIM PR.OTECTION

O~~de orf17August:1W2

Intwo separate Orders, issued on 17 Augusteach2, mightprejudictherightoftheotherPartyin respeofthe
measuresof protectionin tka Fisheries Jurisdiction casesingout of whatever decision on themeritsthe Court
(UnitedKingdom v.Iceland;Federal Republicof Germanymayrender;
v.Iceland). (c) the Republicof Iceland shouldrefrainfrom taking
against vessels registered in the United Kingdomand
engagedinfishingactivitiesinthewatersaroundIcout-d
sidethetwelve-milefisheryzone;

administrative,judicialorothermeasuresagainst ships reg-
isteredin the United Kingdom,their crewsor otherrelated
persons,becauseoftheirhaving engagedinfishingactivities
In the firstofthe twoOrders, theCourtindicated,peinthewaters around Iceloutsidethe twelve-mile fishery
its finaldecisionin the proc~zedingisnstitutedon 14zone;
1972bytheGovernmentoftheUnited Kingdomagainstthe (e) theUnited Kingdomshouldensurethatvesselsregis-
GovernmentofIceland,thefollowingprovisionalmeasuresteredintheUnited Kingdomdonot takean annualcatchof
(a) the United Kingdomand the Republicof Iceland moreth;m170,000metrictonsof fishfromthe"Sea Area of
shouldeachofthemensurethiitnoactionofanykindistakenIceland"as definedby the InternationalClouncilfor the
whichmightaggravateorexmndthedisputesubmittedto theExplorationoftheSeaas areaVa;
Court; V) theUnited KingdomGovernment shouldfurnish the
(b) the United Kingdom andthe Republicof Iceland GovernmentofIceland and the RegioftheCourtwithall
should eachof them ensure that no actionaken which relevantinformation, ordersissuedandmIgements made

Continued on next pageconcerningthecontroland regulationof fishcatchesin the morethan 119,000metric tonsof fishfrom the"Sea Areaof
area. Iceland" as defined by the International Council forthe
Explorationofthe SeaasareaVa;
The Court also indicated that unlessf.had meanwhile The Court alsoindicatedthat unless ithad meanwhile
delivereditsfinaljudgmentinthecase,itwould,atanappro- delivereditsfinaljudgmentinthecase,itwould,atanappro-
priatetime before5 August 1973, review the matter at thepriatetimebefore 1.5August 1973,reviewthematterat the
requestofeitherpartyinordertodecidewh~ethetrheforego- requestofeitherpartyinordertodecidewhetherthe forego-
ing measures shouldcontinueor neededto be modifiedor ing measuresshoulidcontinueor neededto be modifiedor
revoked. revoked.

InthesecondOrder,theCourtindicated,pending itsfinal For thepurposesofthe proceedingsleadingtotheissueof
decisionintheproceedingsinstitutedon5;rune1972 bythe Sir MuhammadZlfrulla Khan; Vice-PresidentAmmoun;sident
Federal Republicof Germanyagainst theRepublicof Ice- JudgesSirGeraldFitzmaurice,PadillaNervo,Forster,Gros,
land,the followingprovisional measures: Bengzon,Petrbn, L,achs,Onyeama,Dillard, Ignacio-Pinto,
de Castro, Morozov,JimCnezdeArkhaga.
inthesameform,mutatismutandis,asinthefirst;paragraph
(e)readsasfollows:] Vice-PresidentAmmounandJudges ForsterandJimCnez
deArbchagaappendedaJoint Declarationtoeach Order.
(e) theFederal Republic shouldensurethat vesselsreg- Judge PadillaNe!rvoappendeda DissentingOpinion to
isteredintheFederal Republicdonottakeanannualcatchof each Order.