49.On20January 1982,byIIvotesto2(Judges Morozov andEl-Khan:), theCourtadopted anOrder whereby itconstituted aspecialchamber todealwiththe questionofdelimitation ofthemaritime boundary between CanadaandtheUnitedStatesintheGulfofMainearea, withthecomposition havingresulted fromtheabove­ mentioned election: JudgesGros,Ruda,Mosler,Agoand SchwebeI. TheOrdernotedthat,inapplication ofArticle 31,paragraph 4,oftheStatuteoftheCourt,theActing President hadrequested JudgeRudatogiveplaceindue coursetothejudgeadhoctobechosenbyCanada, andthat Ju('~eRudahadindicated hisreadiness todoso(/.C.l. Reports1982,p.3).JudgeOdaappended adeclaration to' theOrder(ibid.•p.10).JudgesMorozov andEI-Khani appended dissenting opinions (ibid.•pp.11-13). 50.Canada chose Professor Maxwell Cohenasajudge adhoc.andJudgeRudaduly gave placetohim. 51.TheChamber constituted todealwiththecase electedJudgeR.AgotobeitsPresident. Itwascomposed asfollows:JudgeAgo.President; JudgesGros.Moslerand Schwebel; JudgeadhocCohen. 52.On29January 1982.theChamber helditsfirst publicsitting.JudgeadhocCohenmadeonthatoccasion thesolemndeclaration required bytheStatuteandRulesof Court. 53.OnIFebruary 1982.thePartieshavingconfirmed theindications givenintheSpecialAgreement andthe Chamber havingbeenconsulted. theCourtmadeanOrder fixing26August1982asthetime-limit forthefilingof Memorials byCanadaandtheUnitedStates.Thesubse­ quentprocedure wasreserved forfurtherdecision. The Orderwasadopted by10votesto2(JudgesMorozov and EI-Khani). Thejudgeadhocwasinattendance atthe Court'sinvitation andexpressed hissupportfortheOrder (/.e.l.Reports1982.p.15).Attherequestofoneofthe Parties.thistime-limit wasextended on28July1982bythe President oftheChamber to 27September 1982(ibid.• p.557).TheAgentsofthePartiesfiledtheirMemorials withintheprescribed time-limit. 54.ByanOrderof5November 1982.thePresident of theChamber fixed28June1983asthetime-limit forthe filingoftheCounter-Memorials (I.C.l.Reports1982. p.560).Thesepleadings werefiledwithintheprescribed time-limit. 55.ByanOrderof27July1983.thePresident ofthe Chamber authorized thesubmission ofrepliesbyCanada andtheUnitedStatesinthecaseandfixed12December 1983asthetime-limit fortheirfiling(l.C.l.Reports1983. p.6).Thesepleadings werefiledwithintheprescribed time-limit. Inordertosubstantiate theirclaims.theParties submitted totheChamber aparticulariy voluminous docu­ mentation (some9.500pages). 56.ByanOrderof30March ~984.theChamber. acceding toarequestmadebythePartiesinaccordance withtheirSpecialAgreement. appointed atechnical expert toassistitinrespectoftechnical mattersand.inparticular. 6inpreparing thedescription ofthemaritime boundary and thechartsrequired(/.C.l.Reports1984,p.165). 57.Between 2Apriland11May1984,theChamber heardarguments presented onbehalfofCanadaandthe UnitedStatesat26publicsittings. 58.On12October 1984,theChamber delivered its Judgment atapublicsitting(I.C.l.Reports1984,p.246). Theoperative partoftheJudgment readsasfollows: "TheChamber, "Byfourvotestoone, "Decides "Thatthecourseoftltesinglemaritime boundary that dividesthecontinental shelfandtheexclusive fisheries zonesofCanadaandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica inthe areareferredtointheSpecialAgreement concluded by thosetwoStateson29March1979shallbedefinedby geodetic linescoanecting thepointswiththefollowing co-ordinates. LatitudeNonh Longilllde "i'st A44°11'12" 67°16'46" B42°53'14" 67°44'35" C42°31'08" 67°28'05" D40°27'05" 65°41'59" "Infavour:President Ago;JudgesMosler.Schwebel; JudgeadhocCohen; ..Against: JudgeGros." JudgeSchwebel appended aseparate opiniontotheJudg­ ment(ibid..pp.353-359) andJudgeGrosappended a dissenting opinion(ibid.•pp.360-390). 2.FrontierDispute(Burkina Faso/Mali) 59.On14October 1983.theGovernments ofthe Republic ofUpperVolta(sincere-named BurkinaFaso)and theRepublic o(Malijointlynotified totheRegistrar a SpecialAgreement concluded bythemon16September 1983.havingentered intoforceonthatsamedayand registered withtheUnitedNations Secretariat. bywhich theysubmitted toaChamber oftheCourtthequestionofthe delimitation ofpartofthelandfrontierb...tween thetwo States. . 60.TheSpecialAgreement provided fortheseisinofa chamber underArticle26.paragraph 2.oftheStatuteofthe Court.ThisArticlestatesthattheCourtmayforma Chamber fordealingwithaparticular case. 61.Ort14Marchi985.theParties.dulyconsulted by thePresident. indicated thattheydesiredtheformation ofa chamber offivemembers. ofwhomtwowouldbejudgesad hocchosenbythemselves inaccordance withArticle31of theStatute.andconfirmed thattheydesiredtheCourtto proceed immediately totheformation ofthechamber. 62.BothStateschoseajudgeadhocunderArticle31 oftheStatuteoftheCourt.BurkinaFasoappointed Mr.F. Luchaire. andMaliappointed Mr.G.Abi-Saab. 63.On3April1985.theCourt.unanimously adopted anOrderwhereby itacceded totherequestofthetwo Governments toformaSpecialChamber offivejudgesto dealwiththefrontierdisputebetween them(/.e.l.Reports 1985.p.6).Itdeclared thatithadelectedJudgesLachs. RudaandBedjaoui toform.withthejudgesadhoc appointed bytheParties.theChamber tobt:seisedofthe case. 64.TheChamber formedtodealwiththecaseelectedusits folio Ruda 65 sittin theSl
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a collection of orders, judgments, and decisions made by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding maritime boundary disputes and frontier disputes between countries. The disputes are related to the delimitation of maritime boundaries and land frontiers, which suggests a connection to natural resources, environmental issues, and territorial disputes.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International trade