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[p.3]
The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and Article 44,
paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order dated 17 December 1997, by which the Court
directed Bosnia and Herzegovina to submit a Reply and Yugoslavia to submit a
Rejoinder relating to the claims of both Parties and, account having been
taken of the views expressed by the Parties, fixed, respectively, 23 January
1998 and 23 July 1998 as the time-limit for the filing of the Reply and of
the Rejoinder;
Whereas, by letter dated 12 January 1998 and received in the Registry on the
same day by facsimile, the Deputy-Agent of Bosnia and Herzegovina informed
the Registrar that Bosnia and Herzegovina would not be able to finish the
preparation of its Reply in the time-limit thus fixed and that, at the start
of the following week, he would ask the Court to extend the time-limit as
necessary; and whereas the Deputy-Registrar immediately transmitted a copy
of that letter to the Agent of Yugoslavia;
Whereas, by a letter dated 20 January 1998 and received in the Registry on
the same day by facsimile, the Deputy-Agent of Bosnia and Herzegovina asked
the Court to extend to 23 April 1998 the time-limit for the filing of the
Reply; and whereas the Deputy-Registrar, referring to Article 44, paragraph
3, of the Rules of Court, immediately transmitted a copy of that letter to
the Agent of Yugoslavia; [p 4]
Whereas, by a letter dated 21 January 1998 and received in the Registry on
the same day by facsimile, the Agent of Yugoslavia indicated that his
Government consented to the extension of the time-limit requested by Bosnia
and Herzegovina, provided that the time-limit fixed for the filing of the
Rejoinder be extended likewise,
Extends to 23 April 1998 the time-limit for the filing of the Reply of
Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Extends to 22 January 1999 the time-limit for the filing of the Rejoinder of
Yugoslavia; 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 twenty-second day of January, one thousand
nine hundred and ninety-eight, in three copies, one of which will be placed
in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, respectively.
(Signed) Stephen SCHWEBEL,
President.
(Signed) Jean-Jacques ARNALDEZ,
Deputy-Registrar. |
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