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The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Articles 31
and 79 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order made by the Court on 18 July 1989 by which, inter
alia, 21 January 1991 was fixed as the time-limit for the filing of the
Counter-Memorial of the Commonwealth of Australia;
Whereas, within the time-limit so fixed, the Commonwealth of Australia
filed certain preliminary objections whereby it asked the Court to adjudge
and declare "that the Application by Nauru is inadmissible and that the
Court lacks jurisdiction to hear the claims made by Nauru";
Whereas, accordingly, by virtue of the provisions of Article 79, paragraph
3, of the Rules of Court, the proceedings on the merits are suspended and a
time-limit has to be fixed for the presentation by the [p 4]other Parly of a
written statement of its observations and submissions on the preliminary
objections;
Having ascertained the views of the Parties,
Fixes 19 July 1991 as the time-limit within which the Republic of Nauru may
present a written statement of its observations and submissions on the
preliminary objections raised by the Commonwealth of Australia; 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 eighth day of February, one thousand nine
hundred and ninety-one, 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 Nauru and the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia,
respectively.
(Signed) R. Y. Jennings,
President.
(Signed) Eduardo Valencia-Ospina,
Registrar,
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