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[P .185]
The Chamber of the International Court of Justice formed to deal with the
above-mentioned case,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Articles
31,44 and 92 of the Rules of Court,
Makes the following Order:
Having regard to the Order made by the Court on 2 March 1987 by which (inter
alia) it fixed time-limits for the filing of a Memorial and a
Counter-Memorial,
Having regard to the Memorial and Counter-Memorial duly filed by the Parties
within those time-limits, and to an agreement between the Parties, in
letters addressed to the Registrar on 16 November 1987 referring to Article
79, paragraph 8, of the Rules of Court, that an objection taken by Italy in
the said Counter-Memorial to the admissibility of the Application should "be
heard and determined within the framework of the merits",[p 186]
Whereas at a meeting held on 16 November 1987 the Deputy-Agent of the United
States and the Agent of Italy informed the President of the Chamber that
their respective Governments were agreed as to the necessity of a Reply and
a Rejoinder in this case, and informed the President of their views as to
the time-limits therefor;
Whereas in the present case the filing of further pleadings by the Parties
is found to be necessary;
The Chamber
Authorizes the filing of a Reply and a Rejoinder;
Fixes 18 March 1988 as the time-limit for the filing of a Reply by the
United States of America and 18 July 1988 as the time-limit for the filing
of a Rejoinder by the Republic of Italy;
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 seventeenth day of November, one thousand nine
hundred and eighty-seven, in three copies, one of which will be placed in
the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Italy,
respectively.
(Signed) Nagendra Singh,
President.
(Signed) Eduardo Valencia-Ospina,
Registrar. |
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