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.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