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BEFORE: |
President: Jimenez de Arechaga
Vice-President: Nagendra singh
Judges: Forster, Gros, Lachs, Dillard, de Castro, Morozov, Sir
Humphrey Waldock, Ruda, Mosler, Elias, Tarazi |
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https://www.worldcourts.com/icj/eng/decisions/1977.04.18_continental_shelf.htm |
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Citation: |
Aegean Sea Continental Shelf (Greece v. Turk.), 1977 I.C.J.
3 (Order of Apr. 18) |
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[p.3]
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Article 40 of
the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 14 October 1976 fixing the time-limits for the
Memorial of the Government of Greece and the Counter-Memorial of the
Government of Turkey on the question of the Court's jurisdiction to
entertain the dispute,
Makes the following Order:
Whereas, by a letter dated 17 March 1977, the Agent of Greece requested that
the time-limit for the Memorial be extended by three months in order to
facilitate to the fullest extent possible the negotiations [p 4] in progress
with Turkey on the subject of the delimitation of the continental shelf
between the two countries;
Whereas a copy of that communication was transmitted to the Government of
Turkey, which was invited to inform the Court of its views thereon;
Whereas on 30 March 1977 the Ambassador of Turkey to the Netherlands, in an
oral communication, informed the Registrar of the Court that, having regard
to an agreement signed by Greece and Turkey on 11 November 1976 on the
procedure to be followed during negotiations, and the efforts made to
implement that agreement and start meaningful negotiations, the Turkish
Government had no objection to Greece's request for an additional period,
while indicating that his answer did not imply any undertaking on the part
of his Government;
Having regard to the negotiations referred to by Greece and by Turkey in the
above-mentioned communications,
The Court
Extends to 18 July 1977 the time-limit for the Memorial of the Government
of Greece;
Extends to 24 April 1978 the time-limit for the Counter-Memorial of the
Government of Turkey;
And reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.
Done in English and French, the English text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this eighteenth day of April, one thousand nine
hundred and seventy-seven, in three copies, of which one will be placed in
the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of
Greece and the Government of Turkey, respectively.
(Signed) E. Jimenez de Arechaga,
President.
(Signed) S. Aquarone,
Registrar. |
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