Questions of Interpretation and Application of the 1971 Montreal Convention arising from the Aerial Incident at Lockerbie (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. United States of America) - Solemn declaration of J

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Ho. 92/4
24 March 1992

Questions of Interpretation and Application of the 1971 Montreal
Convention arising from the Aerial Incident at Lockerbie

(Libyan Arab Jamabiriva v. United X:inadom) and
(Libyan Arab Jamabiriya v. United States of America

The following information is communicated to the Press by the
Registry of the International Court of Justice:

Since the Court does not include upon the Bench a judge of the
nationality of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya that Party has, in accordance
with Article 31 of the Statute, chosen Mr. Ahmed Sadek El-Kosheri to sit
as judge ad hoc in each of the above two cases.

Judge ad hoc El-Kosheri will make the solemn declaration required by
Article 20 of the Statute at the public sitting of 26 March 1992, at
which hearings on the requests for provisional measures made by Llbya in
the above two cases will open.

A biography of Judge ad hoc El-Kosheri is annexed hereto.

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AhmedSadek El-Xosheri

(Judge ad hoc in the cases concerning Questions of Interpretation and
Application of the 1971 Montreal Convention arising from the Aerial
Incident at Loeke~bi CeLibyan Arab Jamahiriya v. United Kingdom) and
CLibyan Arab Jamahiriya v. United States of America).)

Born at Cairo, Egypt, on 4 April 1932.

Licencié en Droit, Faculté de Droit (1952), D.E.S. Droit Musulman (1954),
D.E.S. Droit Privé (1955), D.E.S. Droit Public (1956), Cairo University.
D.E.S. en Sciences Politiques (1957), Diplôme de Droit Comparé (1959), ,,.,.
Paris University. D.E.S. en Histoire et Philosophie de Droit (1960),
Doctorat d'Etat en Droit (1962), Rennes University.

Faeulty Member of the Law SChoo1, Ain Shams University, Cairo
{1958-1974). Visiting Professor, Beirut Arab University (1963-1964), and
Nanterre University (Paris X) (1987-1988). Professor of International
Economie Law and Vice-President of Senghor University, A1exandria.

Partner of Kosheri, Rashed and Riad Law Firm, Cairo.

Member of the Egyptian "Conseil d'Etat" (1952-1958). Founding General
Counsel of the Arab Fund for Economie and Social Development, Kuwait
(1963-1964). Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Oil and Finance, Kuwait
(1968-1969). Secretary-General of the Islamie Development Bank, Jeddah
(1978).

Member of the "Institut de Droit International". Member of the Council
for International Commercial Arbitration (I.C.C.A.). Member of the
"Conseil d'Arbitrage Franco-Arabe". Member of the Scientific Council of
the' International Business Law Institute, International Chamber of
Commerce, Paris.

Author of numerous books and articles on general public international
law, international commercial law and on international arbitration.

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