pleadings addressed tothequestions ofjurisdiction and admissibility: 30June1984fortheMemorial ofNicaragua, and17August1984fortheCounter-Memorial oftheUnited States(/.C.J.Reports/984,p.209).Thesepleadings were filedwithintheprescri~ed time-limits. 24.On15August1984,beforetheexpiration ofthe time-limits allowedforthefilingofpleadings relatingto jurisdiction andadmissibility, theRepublic ofElSalvador filedaDeclaration ofIntervention inthecaseunderthe termsofArticle63oftheStatute.ThisArticlereadsas follows: "I.Whenever theconstruction ofaconvention to whichStatesotherthanthoseconcerned inthecaseare partiesisinquestion, theRegistrar shallnotifyallsuch Statesforthwith. "2.EveryStatesonotifiedhastherighttointervene intheproceedings; butifitusesthisright,theconstruc­ tiongivenbythejudgment willbeequallybindingupon it." . InitsDeclaration, theGovernment ofElSalvador stated thatthepurposeofitsintervention wastoenableitto maintain thattheCourthadnojurisdiction toentertain Nicaragua's application. Inthisconnection, itreferredto certainmultilateral treatiesonwhichNicaragua reliesinits disputewiththeUnitedStatesofAmerica. 25.Havingregardtothewrittenobservations onthat Declaration submitted bythePartiesinaccordance with Article83oftheRulesofCourt,on4October 1984the CourtmadeanOrderofwhichtheoperative provisions are asfollows: "TheCoun. "(i)Byninevotestosix, "Decides nottoholdahearingontheDeclaration of Intervention oftheRepublic ofElSalvador. "Infavour:President Elias;Vice-President Sette­ Camara;JudgesLachs,Morozov, Nagendra Singh,Oda,, EI-Khani, Mbaye,Bedjaoui. "Against: JudgesRUda,Mosler,Ago,Schwebel, Sir RobertJennings, deLacharriere. "(ii)Byfourteen votestoone, "Decides thatthedeclaration ofintervention ofthe Republic ofElSalvador isinadmissible inasmuch asit relatestothecurrentphaseoftheproceedings broughtby Nicaragua againsttheUnitedStatesofAmerica. 3"Infavour:President Elias;Vice-President Sette­ Camara;JudgesLachs,Morozov, Nagendra S;ngh,Ruda, MosJer,Oda,Ago,EI-Khani, SirRobertJennings, de Lacharriere, Mbaye,Bedjaoui. "Against: JudgeSchwebel." 26.From8to18October 1934,theCourtheldten publicsittingsduringwhichspeeches weremadeonbehalf ofNicaragua andtheUnitedStatesonthequestion~ ot jurisdiction andadmissibility. TheJudge£idhocappointed byNicaragua underArticle31oftheStatuteoftheCourt, Mr.C.-A.Colliard, participated intheworkoftheCourt fromthisstageoftheproceedings. 27.Atapublicsittingheldon26November 1984,the Courtdelivered itsJudgment (I.e.l.Reports1984,p.392). Theoperative provisions areasfollows: "TheCourt. "(1)(a)finds,byelevenvotestofive,thatithas jurisdiction toentertain theApplication filedbythe Republic ofNicaragua on 9April1984,onthebasisof Article36,paragraphs 2and5,oftheStatuteofthe Court; "Infavour:President Elias;Vice-President Sette­ Camara;JudgesLachs,Morozov, Nagendra Singh,Ruda, EI-Khani, deLacharriere, Mbaye,Bedjaoui; Judgead hocColliard; "Against: JudgesMosler,Oda,Ago,Schwebel andSir RobertJennings: "(b)finds,byfourteen votestotwo,thatIthas jurisdiction toentertain theApplical. .filedbythe Republic ofNicaragul> on9April1984,insofarasthat Application relatestoadisputeconcerning theinterpreta­ tionorapplication oftheTreatyofFriendship, Commerce andNavigation betweentheUnitedStatesofAmericaand theRepublic ofNicaragua signeaatManagua on21Jan­ uary1956,onthebasisofArticleXXIVofthatTreaty; "Infavour:President Elias;Vice-President Sette­ Camara;JudgesLachs,Morozov, Nagendra Singh,Mos­ ler,Oda,Ago,EI-Khani, SirRobertJennings, de Lacharriere, Mbaye,Bedjaoui; JudgeadhocColliard; "Against: JudgesRudaandSchwebel; "(c)finds,byfifteenvotestoone,thatithas jurisdiction toentertain t.hecase; "Infavour:President Elias;Vice-President Sette­ Camara;JudgesLachs,Morozov, Nagendra Singh,Ruda, Mosler,Oda,Ago,EI-Khani, SirRobertJennings, de Lacharriere, Mbaye,Bedjaoui; JudgeadhocColliard; "Against: JudgeSchwebel; "(2)finds,unanimously, thatthesaidApplication is admissible. " JudgesNagendra Singh,Ruda,Mosler,Oda,AgoandSir RobertJennings appended separateopinions totheJudg­ ment(ibid.,pp.444-557). JudgeSchwebel appended a dissenting opiniontotheJudgment (ibid.,pp.558~637). 28.Byaletterdated18January1985,theAgentofthe UnitedStatesmadeitknownthat,notwithstanding the Judgment of26November 1984,intheviewoftheUnited States"theCourtiswithoutjurisdiction toentertain the disputeandthattheNicaraguan Application of9April1984 isinadmissible" andthataccordingly "theUnitedStates intendsnottoparticipate inanyfurtherproceedings in connection withthiscase".On22January1985,theAgent ofNicaragua informed thePresident thathisGovernment maintained itsapplication andavaileditselfoftherightsIt; :provi­ istedin ~85. :aragua ninated inthe ~blicof ca,the :diately kingor and,in ndence yother efully zedby repro­ rticular nterna­ instthe ofany notto Dnofa :harter States. Sette­ .Ruda, IgS,de merica fthem