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[p241]
The International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Articles 48, 66 and 68 of the Statute,
Having regard to Article 37 of the Rules of Court,
Whereas, on November 22nd, 1949, the General Assembly of the United Nations
adopted a Resolution requesting the Court for an advisory opinion on the
following question:
"Can the admission of a State to membership in the United Nations, pursuant
to Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Charter, be effected by a decision of the
General Assembly when the Security Council has made no recommendation for
admission by reason of the candidate failing to obtain the requisite
majority or of the negative vote of a permanent Member upon a resolution so
to recommend ?"
Whereas certified true copies of the English and French texts of the
Resolution of the General Assembly were transmitted to the Court by means of
a letter dated November 25th, 1949, signed by the Secretary-General of the
United Nations;
Whereas, on December 2nd, 1949, the Registrar, in pursuance of Article 66,
paragraph 1, of the Statute, gave notice of the request to all States
entitled to appear before the Court; [p 242]
Whereas the question submitted by the General Assembly for advisory opinion
mentions Article 4 of the Charter of the United Nations and the special and
direct communication provided for in Article 66, paragraph 2, of the Statute
has been addressed to the governments of States signatory to that
instrument;
1. Appoints Tuesday, January 24th, 1950, as the date of expiry of the
time-limit within which written statements relating to the question on which
the Court's opinion has been asked may be filed by the aforesaid States;
2. Reserves the rest of the procedure for further decision.
Done in English and French, the English text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this second day of December, one thousand nine
hundred and forty-nine.
(Signed) J. G. Guerrero,
Acting President.
(Signed) E. Hambro,
Registrar. |
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