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[p.84]
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Having regard to Article 26, paragraphs 2 and 3, of the Statute of the
Court, and to Articles 17, 18 and 31 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 27 November 2002 whereby the Court inter alia,
declared a Chamber to deal with the present case to have been duly
constituted with the following composition: Judge Guillaume, President of
the Chamber; Judges Ranjeva and Kooijmans; and Judges ad hoc Bedjaoui and
Bennouna;
Whereas Judge Guillaume, President of the Chamber, resigned from the Court
with effect from 11 February 2005; and whereas, accordingly, a vacancy
occurred on the Chamber:
Whereas the Parties have been further consulted with regard to the [p
85]composition of the Chamber in accordance with Article 17, paragraph 2, of
the Rules of Court,
Declares that, at an election held on 16 February 2005, judge Abraham was
elected a member of the Chamber to fill the vacancy left by the resignation
of judge Guillaume and that as a result of this election the Chamber is
composed as follows:
President Ranjeva;
Judges Kooijmans,
Abraham;
Judges ad hoc Bedjaoui,
Bennouna.
Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this sixteenth day of February, two thousand and
five, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the
Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the Republic of Benin
and the Government of the Republic of Niger, respectively.
(signed) Shi Jiuyong,
President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.
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