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[p.107]
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Article 89,
paragraph 1, of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on 26
April 2006, whereby the Commonwealth of Dominica instituted proceedings
against the Swiss Confederation in respect of a dispute concerning
�violations of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April
1961 . . ., the Headquarters Agreement between Switzerland and the United
Nations of 11 June and 1 July 1946, the Agreement [p 108] on Privileges and
Immunities of the United Nations between Switzerland and the United Nations
of 11 April 1946, the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United
Nations of 13 February 1946 as well as general well-established rules and
principles of international law on appointment and withdrawal of diplomats,
on diplomatic immunity, on equality of States and on the rights of the
United Nations of passive legation�;
Whereas a certified copy of this Application was immediately transmitted to
the Government of the Swiss Confederation, pursuant to Article 38, paragraph
4, of the Rules of Court;
Whereas, by a letter dated 15 May 2006, received in the Registry by
facsimile on 24 May 2006 under cover of two letters from the Permanent
Representative of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the United Nations, and
the original of which has reached the Registry on 6 June 2006, the Prime
Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, referring to Article 89 of the
Rules of Court, informed the Court that the Government of the Commonwealth
of Dominica �[did] not wish to go on with the proceedings instituted against
Switzerland� and requested the Court to make an Order �officially recording
the unconditional discontinuance� of these proceedings and
�directing the removal of the case from the General List�;
Whereas a copy of that letter was immediately transmitted to the Government
of the Swiss Confederation;
Whereas, by a letter dated 24 May 2006 and received in the Registry on the
same day by facsimile, the Ambassador of Switzerland in The Hague advised
the Court that he had informed the competent Swiss authorities of the
discontinuance notified by the Prime Minister of Dominica;
Whereas the Government of the Swiss Confederation has not taken any step in
the proceedings,
Places on record the discontinuance by the Commonwealth of Dominica of the
proceedings instituted by the Application filed on 26 April 2006; and
Orders that the case be removed from the List.
Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this ninth day of June, two thousand and six, in
three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the Court and
the others transmitted to the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and
the Government of the Swiss Confederation, respectively.
(Signed) Rosalyn HIGGINS,
President.
(Signed) Philippe COUVREUR,
Registrar.
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