withthecontentious caseconcerning Delimitation ofthe Maritime Boundary intheGulfofMaineArea(Canada/ UnitedStatesofAmerica) heldonepublicandeightprivate sittings.Itrendered aJudgment inthecase.TheCourtmade twoOrdersinthecontentious caseconcerning theFrontier Dispute(Burkina Faso/Mali). TheChamber constituted in thiscaseheldonepublicsittingandoneprivatesitting.In theadvisory caserelatingtotheApplication forReviewof Judgement No.333oftheUnitedNationsAdministrative Tribunal, theCourtmade two Orders. A.CONTENTIOUS CASESBEFORE THECOUKT 1.MilitaryandParamilit(: ',"Activities inandagainst Nicaragua (Nicaragua v.('.dtedStatesofAmerica) 19.On9 April 1984,theGovernment ofNicaragua filedanApplication instituting proceedings againstthe UnitedStatesofAmerica, accompanied byare~uestforthe indication ofprovisional measures, inrespectofadispute concerning responsibility formilitary andparamilitary activities inandagainstNicaragua. 20.On13April1984;byaletterfromitsAmbassador totheNetherlands, theGovernment oftheUnitedStatesof America informed theCourtthatitwasappointing anAgent forthepurposes ofthecase,whileindicating itsconviction thattheCourtwaswithoutjurisdiction todealwiththe Application andwasafortioriwithoutjurisdiction to indicatetheprovisional measures requested byNicaragua. 21.Havingheldpublicsittingson25and27April1984 toheartheoralobservations ofbothPartiesontherequest forprovisional measures, theCourtheldon10May1984a publicsittingatwhichitdelivered anOrder(/.e.J.Reports 1984,p.169)indicating suchmeasures. Theoperative provisions oftheOrderareasfollows: "TheCourt, "A.Unanimously, "Rejects therequestmadebytheUnitedStatesof America thattheproceedings ontheApplication filedby theRepublic ofNicaragua on9 April1984,andonthe 2requestfiledthesamedaybytheRepublic ofNicaragua fortheindication ofprovisional measures, beterminated bytheremovalofthecasefromthelist: "B.Indicates, pending itsfinaldecision inthe proceedings instituted on9April1984bytheRepublic of Nicaragua against theUnitedStatesofAmerica, the following provisional measures: "I.Unanimously, "TheUnitedStatesofAmerica shouldimmediately ceaseandrefrainfromanyactionrestricting, blocking or endangering accesstoorfromNicaraguan ports,and,in particular, thelayingofmines; "2.Byfourteen votestoone, "Therighttosovereignty andtopoliticalindependence possessed bytheRepublic ofNicaragua, likeanyother Stateoftheregionoroftheworld,shouldbefully respected andshouldnotinanywaybejeopardized by anymilitaryandparamilitary activities whicharepro­ hibitedbytheprinciples ofinternational law,inparticular theprinciple thatStatesshouldrefrainintheirinterna­ tionalrelations fromthethreatoruseofforceagainstthe territorial integrity orthepolitical independence ofany State,andtheprinciple concerning thedutynotto intervene inmatterswithinthedomestic jurisdiction ofa State,principles embodied intheUnitedNationsCharter andtheCharteroftheOrganization ofAmerican States. "Infavour:President Elias;Vice-President Sette­ Camara;JudgesLachs,Morozov, Nagendra Singh,Ruda, Mosler,Oda,Ago,EI-Khani, SirRobertJennings, de •Lacharriere, Mbaye,Bedjaoui. "Against: JudgeSchwebel. "3.Unanimously, "TheGovernments oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica andtheRepublic ofNicaragua shouldeachofthem ensurethatnoactionofanykindistakenwhichmight aggravate orextendthedisputesubmitted totheCourt. "4.Unanimously, "TheGovernments oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica andtheRepublic ofNicaragua' shouldeachofthem ensurethatnoactionistakenwhichmightprejudice the rightsoftheotherPartyinrespectofthecarryingoutof whatever decision theCourtmayrenderinthecase. "C.Unanimously, "Decides furtherthat,untiltheCourtdeliversitsfinal judgment inthepresentcase,itwillkeepthematters coveredbythisOrdercontinuously underreview.It; :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 might Court. merica fthem icethe outof case. tsfinal natters N."D.Unanimously, "Decides thatthewrittenproceedings shallfirstbe addressed tothequestions ofthejurisdiction oftheCourt toentertain thedisputeandoftheadmissibility ofthe Application; "AndreservA,thefixingofthetime-limits forthesaid writtenproceedings, andthesubsequent procedure, for furtherdecision." JudgesMoslerandSirRobertJennings appended ajoint separateopiniontotheOrderoftheCourt(ibid.,p.189) andJudgeSchwebel appended adissenting opinion(ibid., pp.190-207). 22.Inaccordance withArticle41,paragraph 2,ofthe StatuteoftheCourt,theRegistrar immediately notifiedthe PartiesandtheSecurityCounciloftheindication ofthese measures. 23.ByanOrderof14May1984,thePresident ofthe Courtfixeothefollowing time-limits forthefilingof