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The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 66, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the Court,
Whereas on 24 May 1989 the United Nations Economic and Social Council
adopted the following resolution (resolution 1989/75):
"The Economic and Social Council,
Having considered resolution 1988/37 of 1 September 1988 of the
Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
and Commission on Human Rights resolution 1989/37 of 6 March 1989,
1. Concludes that a difference has arisen between the United Nations and
the Government of Romania as to the applicability of the Convention on the
Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations [General Assembly resolution
22 A (I)] to Mr. Dumitru Mazilu as Special Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission
on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities;
2. Requests, on a priority basis, pursuant to Article 96, paragraph 2, of
the Charter of the United Nations and in accordance with [p 10] General
Assembly resolution 89 (I) of 11 December 1946, an advisory opinion from the
International Court of Justice on the legal question of the applicability of
Article VI, Section 22, of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities
of the United Nations in the case of Mr. Dumitru Mazilu as Special
Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission";
Whereas certified true copies of the English and French texts of that
resolution were transmitted to the Court by a letter from the
Secretary-General of the United Nations dated 1 June 1989, and received in
the Registry on 13 June 1989;
Whereas in fixing time-limits for the proceedings, it is necessary to bear
in mind that the request for opinion was expressed to be made "on a priority
basis",
Decides that the United Nations and the States which are parties to the
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations are likely
to be able to furnish information on the question submitted to the Court for
advisory opinion;
Fixes 31 July 1989 as the time-limit within which written statements may be
submitted to the Court in accordance with Article 66, paragraph 2, of the
Statute of the Court;
Fixes 31 August 1989 as the time-limit within which States and
organizations having presented written statements may submit written
comments on other written statements, in accordance with Article 66,
paragraph 4, of the Statute of the Court;
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 fourteenth day of June, one thousand nine
hundred and eighty-nine.
(Signed) Jose Maria Ruda,
President.
(Signed) Eduardo Valencia-Ospina,
Registrar. |
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