Order of 2 May 2017

2 MAI 2017
ORDONNANCE
CERTAINS ACTIFS IRANIENS (RÉPUBLIQUE ISLAMIQUE D’IRAN c. ÉTATS-UNIS D’AMÉRIQUE)
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CERTAIN IRANIAN ASSETS (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
2 MAY 2017
ORDER
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2017
2017
2 May
General List
No. 164
2 May 2017
CERTAIN IRANIAN ASSETS
(ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
ORDER
The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Article 79, paragraphs 1 and 5, of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 1 July 2016, whereby the Court fixed 1 February 2017 and 1 September 2017 as the respective time-limits for the filing of a Memorial by the Islamic Republic of Iran and a Counter-Memorial by the United States of America,
Having regard to the Memorial of the Islamic Republic of Iran filed within the time-limit thus fixed;
Whereas, on 1 May 2017, the United States of America filed preliminary objections to the jurisdiction of the Court and the admissibility of the Application and whereas a signed copy thereof was immediately transmitted to the other Party;
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 other Party may present a written statement of its observations and submissions on the preliminary objections;
Taking account of Practice Direction V, according to which the time-limit for the presentation of such a written statement shall generally not exceed four months from the date of the filing of preliminary objections,
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Fixes 1 September 2017 as the time-limit within which the Islamic Republic of Iran may present a written statement of its observations and submissions on the preliminary objections raised by the United States of America; 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 second day of May, two thousand and seventeen, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Government of the United States of America, respectively.
(Signed) Ronny ABRAHAM,
President.
(Signed) Philippe COUVREUR,
Registrar.
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