JudgesSirRobertJennings andJ.Evensen. 8.On20January1982,theCourtconstituted aCham­ berinthecaseoftheDelimitation oftheMaritime Boundary intheGulfofMaineArea.Thecomposition ofthisChamber wasasfollows: President R.Ago;JudgesA.Gros, H.MoslerandS.M.Schwebel; JudgeadhocCohen.The Chamber satuntil12October 1984,thedatewhenit delivered itsJudgment. 9.On3April1985,theCourtconstituted aChamber to dealwiththecaseoftheFrontier Dispute(Burkina Faso/ Mali).Thecomposition ofthisChamber isasfollows: President M.Bedjaoui; JudgesM.LachsandJ.-M.Ruda; JudgesadhocF.Luchaire andG.Abi-Saab. 10.TheCourtlearnedwithregretofthedeathofMr.V. Koretsky, aMember oftheCourtfrom1961to1970and Vice-President oftheCourtfrom1967to1970,andofSir PercySpender, aMemberoftheCourtfrom1958to1967 andPresident oftheCourtfrom1964to1967. Section 11,ofI.C.l.Yearbook 1984-1985. 14.SinceIAugust1984,threetreatiesproviding for thejurisdiction oftheCourtincontentious casesand registered withtheSecretariat oftheUnitedNationshave beenbroughttotheknowledge oftheCourt:Convention concerning theconstruction anduseoftheBiile-Mulhouse airportatBlotzheim concluded between FranceandSwit­ zerlandon4July1949,International Convention onthe Suppression andPunishment oftheCrimeofApartheid concluded on30November 1973andInternational Conven­ tionagainst theTaking QfHostages concluded on 17December 1979. IS.Listsoftreatiesandconventions inforcewhich provideforthejurisdiction oftheCourtappearinChap­ terIV,Section Ill,ofI.C.l.Yearbook 1984-1985. In addition, thejurisdiction oftheCourtextendstotreatiesor conventions inforceproviding forreference tothePerma­ nentCourtofInternational Justice(Statute, Art. 37). B.JURISDICTION OFTHECOURT IN ADVISORY PROCEEDINGS 16.InadditiontotheUnitedNations(General Assem­ bly,Security Council, Economic andSocialCouncil,res ~n- the re. asTrusteeship Council, InterimCommittee oftheGeneral Assembly, Committee onApplications forReviewof Administrative TribunalJudgements), thefollowing organi­ zationsareatpresentauthorized torequestadvisory opinions oftheCourtonlegalquestions: International LabourOrganisation; FoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations; UnitedNations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization; WorldHealthOrganization; International BankforReconstruction andDevelopment; International FinanceCorporation;International Development Association; International Monetary Fund; International CivilAviation Organization; International Telecommunication Union; WorldMeteorological Organization; International Maritime Organization; WorldIntellectual Property Organization; International FundforAgricultural Development; Internationl.ll AtomicEnergyAgency. 17.Theinternational instruments whichmakeprovi­ sionfortheadvisory jurisdiction oftheCourtarelistedin Chapter IV,SectionI,of1.e.J.Yearbook 1984-1985. Ill.JUDICIAL WORKOFTHECOURT 'eit Ni m­ zry )er os, 'he it to w/ vs: ia; V. nd Sir 167 or Ild ve on se it­ he 'id n­ on ch p­ In or la- n­ il,18.Duringtheperiodunderreview,theCourtheld45 publicand33privatesittings. Inthecontentious case concerning Military andParamilitary Activities inand againstNicaragua (Nicaragua v.UnitedStatesofAmerica), theCourtmadetwoOrders,oneofwhichrelatedtothe declaration ofintervention ofElSalvador, anditdelivered a Judgment onitsjurisdiction andtheadmissibility ofthe Application. Itdelivered aJudgment inthecontentious case oftheContinental Shelf(LibyanArabJamahiriya/Malta). Duringthesameperiod,theChamber constituted todeal 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