Order of 16 June 2014

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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. UNITEd KINgdOm)

ORDER OF 16 JUNE 2014

2014

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. ROYAUmE-UNI)

ORDONNANCE DU 16 JUIN 2014

4 CIJ1067.indb 1 16/04/15 13:19 Official citation :
Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation

of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament
(Marshall Islands v. United Kingdom), Order of 16 June 2014,
I.C.J. Reports 2014, p. 468

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. Royaume-Uni), ordonnance du 16 juin 2014,
C.I.J. Recueil 2014, p. 468

Sales number

ISSN 0074-4441 N ode vente: 1067
ISBN 978-92-1-071181-4

4 CIJ1067.indb 2 16/04/15 13:19 16 JUNE 2014

ORdER

OBLIgATIONS CONCERNINg NEgOTIATIONS

RELATINg TO CESSATION
OF THE NUCLEAR ARmS RACE
ANd TO NUCLEAR dISARmAmENT

(mARSHALL ISLANdS v. UNITEd KINgdOm)

OBLIgATIONS RELATIVES À dES NÉgOCIATIONS
CONCERNANT LA CESSATION
dE LA COURSE AUX ARmES NUCLÉAIRES
ET LE dÉSARmEmENT NUCLÉAIRE

(ÎLES mARSHALL c. ROYAUmE-UNI)

16 JUIN 2014

ORdONNANCE

4 CIJ1067.indb 3 16/04/15 13:19 468

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

2014 YEAR 2014
16 June
general List 16 June 2014
No. 160

OBLIgATIONS CONCERNINg NEgOTIATIONS

RELATINg TO CESSATION

OF THE NUCLEAR ARmS RACE

ANd TO NUCLEAR dISARmAmENT

(mARSHALL ISLANdS v. UNITEd KINgdOm)

ORdER

Present : President Tomka ;Vice-President Sepúlveda-Amor ; Judges
Owada, Abraham, Keith, Bennouna, Skotnikov, Cançado
Trindade, Yusuf, greenwood, Xue, donoghue, gaja,
Sebutinde, Bhandari ; Registrar Couvreur.

The International Court of Justice,

Composed as above,
After deliberation,

Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Arti
cles 44, 45, paragraph 1, 48 and 49 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court onf

24 April 2014, whereby the Republic of the marshall Islands instituted
proceedings against the United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern
Ireland with regard to alleged breaches of obligations relating to the cfes
sation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear d-sarma
ment ;

Whereas an original of the Application was communicated to the
United Kingdom on the day it was filed ;

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Whereas, in its Application, the marshall Islands appointed H.E.

mr. Tony A. deBrum and mr. phon van den Biesen as Co- Agents
for the purposes of the case; and whereas the United Kingdom appointed
mr. Iain macleod as Agent, and ms Catherine Adams and mr. Shehzad
Charania as deputy Agents ;

Whereas, at a meeting held by the president of the Court with the rep -
resentatives of the parties on 11 June 2014, pursuant to Article 31 of the
Rules of Court, those representatives expressed the views of their respefc -
tive governments regarding the time-limits required in order to prepare

the first round of written pleadings and agreed that a period of nine
months would be appropriate for the preparation of the memorial and
for that of the Counter-memorial ;
Taking into account the agreement of the parties,

Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of the written pleadings :

16 march 2015 for the memorial of the Republic of the marshall
Islands ;

16 december 2015 for the Counter-memorial of the United Kingdom
of great Britain and Northern Ireland ; and

Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.

done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at
the peace palace, The Hague, this sixteenth day of June, two thousand
and fourteen, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archivfes

of the Court and the others transmitted to the government of the Repub -
lic of the marshall Islands and the government of the United Kingdom
of great Britain and Northern Ireland, respectively.

(Signed) peter Tomka,

president.

(Signed) philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.

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ISSN 0074-4441
ISBN 978-92-1-071181-4

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Bilingual Content

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. UNITEd KINgdOm)

ORDER OF 16 JUNE 2014

2014

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. ROYAUmE-UNI)

ORDONNANCE DU 16 JUIN 2014

4 CIJ1067.indb 1 16/04/15 13:19 Official citation :
Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation

of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament
(Marshall Islands v. United Kingdom), Order of 16 June 2014,
I.C.J. Reports 2014, p. 468

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. Royaume-Uni), ordonnance du 16 juin 2014,
C.I.J. Recueil 2014, p. 468

Sales number

ISSN 0074-4441 N ode vente: 1067
ISBN 978-92-1-071181-4

4 CIJ1067.indb 2 16/04/15 13:19 16 JUNE 2014

ORdER

OBLIgATIONS CONCERNINg NEgOTIATIONS

RELATINg TO CESSATION
OF THE NUCLEAR ARmS RACE
ANd TO NUCLEAR dISARmAmENT

(mARSHALL ISLANdS v. UNITEd KINgdOm)

OBLIgATIONS RELATIVES À dES NÉgOCIATIONS
CONCERNANT LA CESSATION
dE LA COURSE AUX ARmES NUCLÉAIRES
ET LE dÉSARmEmENT NUCLÉAIRE

(ÎLES mARSHALL c. ROYAUmE-UNI)

16 JUIN 2014

ORdONNANCE

4 CIJ1067.indb 3 16/04/15 13:19 468

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

2014 YEAR 2014
16 June
general List 16 June 2014
No. 160

OBLIgATIONS CONCERNINg NEgOTIATIONS

RELATINg TO CESSATION

OF THE NUCLEAR ARmS RACE

ANd TO NUCLEAR dISARmAmENT

(mARSHALL ISLANdS v. UNITEd KINgdOm)

ORdER

Present : President Tomka ;Vice-President Sepúlveda-Amor ; Judges
Owada, Abraham, Keith, Bennouna, Skotnikov, Cançado
Trindade, Yusuf, greenwood, Xue, donoghue, gaja,
Sebutinde, Bhandari ; Registrar Couvreur.

The International Court of Justice,

Composed as above,
After deliberation,

Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Arti
cles 44, 45, paragraph 1, 48 and 49 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court onf

24 April 2014, whereby the Republic of the marshall Islands instituted
proceedings against the United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern
Ireland with regard to alleged breaches of obligations relating to the cfes
sation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear d-sarma
ment ;

Whereas an original of the Application was communicated to the
United Kingdom on the day it was filed ;

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COUR INTERNATIONALE dE JUSTICE

ANNÉE 2014
2014
16 juin
16 juin 2014 Rôleogénéral
n 160

OBLIgATIONS RELATIVES À dES NÉgOCIATIONS

CONCERNANT LA CESSATION

dE LA COURSE AUX ARmES NUCLÉAIRES
ET LE dÉSARmEmENT NUCLÉAIRE

(ÎLES mARSHALL c. ROYAUmE-UNI)

ORdONNANCE

Présents : m.Tomka, président; m. Sepúlveda-Amor, vice-président;
mm. Owada, Abraham, Keith, Benfnouna, Skotnikov,
Cançado Trindade, Yusuf, greenwood, m mesXue,
donoghue, m. gaja, m me Sebutinde, m. Bhandari, juges;

m. Couvreur, greffier.

La Cour internationale de Justice,

Ainsi composée,

Après délibéré en chambre du conseil,
Vu l’article 48 du Statut de la Cour et les articles 44, 45, paragraphe 1,
48 et 49 de son Règlement,

Vu la requête enregistrée au greffe de la Cour le 24 avril 2014, par
laquelle la République des Iles marshall a introduit une instance contre le
Royaume-Uni de grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord à raison de

manquements allégués aux obligations concernant la cessation de la
course aux armes nucléaires à une date rapprochée et le désafrmement
nucléaire ;
Considérant que, le jour même du dépôt de la requête, un fexemplaire

original de celle-ci a été transmis au Royaume-Uni ;

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Whereas, in its Application, the marshall Islands appointed H.E.

mr. Tony A. deBrum and mr. phon van den Biesen as Co- Agents
for the purposes of the case; and whereas the United Kingdom appointed
mr. Iain macleod as Agent, and ms Catherine Adams and mr. Shehzad
Charania as deputy Agents ;

Whereas, at a meeting held by the president of the Court with the rep -
resentatives of the parties on 11 June 2014, pursuant to Article 31 of the
Rules of Court, those representatives expressed the views of their respefc -
tive governments regarding the time-limits required in order to prepare

the first round of written pleadings and agreed that a period of nine
months would be appropriate for the preparation of the memorial and
for that of the Counter-memorial ;
Taking into account the agreement of the parties,

Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of the written pleadings :

16 march 2015 for the memorial of the Republic of the marshall
Islands ;

16 december 2015 for the Counter-memorial of the United Kingdom
of great Britain and Northern Ireland ; and

Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.

done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at
the peace palace, The Hague, this sixteenth day of June, two thousand
and fourteen, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archivfes

of the Court and the others transmitted to the government of the Repub -
lic of the marshall Islands and the government of the United Kingdom
of great Britain and Northern Ireland, respectively.

(Signed) peter Tomka,

president.

(Signed) philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.

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Considérant que, dans leur requête, les Iles marshall ont désigné

comme coagents aux fins de l’affaire S. Exc. m. Tony A. deBrum et
m. phon van den Biesen; et que le Royaume-Uni a désigné comme
agent m. Iain macleod et comme agents adjoints m meCatherine Adams
et m. Shehzad Charania ;

Considérant que, au cours d’une réunion que le président de fla Cour a
tenue, conformément à l’article 31 de son Règlement, avec les représen -
tants des parties le 11 juin 2014, ceux-ci ont exposé les vues de leurs gou -
vernements respectifs quant aux délais nécessaires aux fins de lfa

préparation des premières pièces de la procédure écrite eft sont convenus
qu’un délai de neuf mois serait approprié pour la préparatiofn du mémoire
et pour celle du contre-mémoire ;
Compte tenu de l’accord des parties,

Fixe comme suit les dates d’expiration des délais pour le dépôt fdes

pièces de la procédure écrite :
pour le mémoire de la République des Iles marshall, le 16 mars 2015 ;

pour le contre-mémoire du Royaume-Uni de grande-Bretagne et d’Ir-
lande du Nord, le 16 décembre 2015 ;

Réserve la suite de la procédure.

Fait en anglais et en français, le texte anglais faisant foi, au palais de la
paix, à La Haye, le seize juin deux mille quatorze, en trois exemplaires,
dont l’un restera déposé aux archives de la Cour et les autres fseront trans

mis respectivement au gouvernement de la République des Iles marshall
et au gouvernement du Royaume-Uni de grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande
du Nord.

Le président,

(Signé) peter Tomka.

Le greffier,
(Signé) philippe Couvreur.

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Fixing of time-limits: Memorial and Counter-Memorial

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Order of 16 June 2014

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