Alleged violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) - Conclusion of the public hearings on the request for th

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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2018/43
30 August 2018
Alleged violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) Conclusion of the public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Iran The Court to begin its deliberation
THE HAGUE, 30 August 2018. The public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran in the case concerning Alleged violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) were concluded today. The Court will now begin its deliberation.
During the hearings, which opened on Monday 27 August 2018 at the Peace Palace, the seat of the Court, the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran was led by Dr. Mohsen Mohebi, International Law Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Head of the Center for International Legal Affairs, Associate Professor of public international law and arbitration at the Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, as Agent, Counsel and Advocate. The delegation of the United States of America was led by Ms Jennifer G. Newstead, Legal Adviser, United States Department of State, as Agent, Counsel and Advocate.
The Court’s decision on the request for the indication of provisional measures will be delivered at a public sitting, the date of which will be announced in due course.
Requests of the Parties
At the end of the hearings, the Agents of the Parties made the following requests to the Court:
For the Islamic Republic of Iran:
“The Islamic Republic of Iran requests that the Court order the following provisional measures:
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(a) the United States shall immediately take all measures at its disposal to ensure the suspension of the implementation and enforcement of all of the 8 May sanctions, including the extraterritorial sanctions, and refrain from imposing or threatening announced further sanctions and measures which might aggravate or extend the dispute submitted to the Court;
(b) the United States shall immediately allow the full implementation of transactions already licensed, generally or specifically, particularly for the sale or leasing of passenger aircraft, aircraft spare parts and equipment;
(c) the United States shall, within three months, report to the Court the action it has taken in pursuance of subparagraphs (a) and (b);
(d) the United States shall assure Iranian, US and non-US nationals and companies that it will comply with the Order of the Court, and shall cease any and all statements or actions that would dissuade US and non-US persons and entities from engaging or continuing to engage economically with Iran and Iranian nationals or companies;
(e) the United States shall refrain from taking any other measure that might prejudice the rights of Iran and Iranian nationals and companies under the 1955 Treaty of Amity with respect to any decision this Court might render on the merits.”
For the United States of America:
“For the reasons explained during these hearings and any other reasons the Court might deem appropriate, the United States of America requests that the Court reject the request for provisional measures filed by the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
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Note: The Court’s press releases do not constitute official documents. The complete verbatim records of the hearings held from 27 to 30 August 2018 are published on the website of the Court (www.icj-cij.org).
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