text: provided thatsuchignorance wasnotduetonegligence. " Article60oftheStatutereads: "Thejudgment isfinalandwithoutappeal.Inthe eventofdisputeastothemeaning orscopeofthe 5judgment, theCourtshallconstrue itupontherequestof anyparty." 41.Tojustifyitsapplication forrevision, theTunisian Government invoked thediscovery ofanewfact.It requested theCourttodeclaretheapplication admissible and,inregardtothefirstsectorofthedelimitation envisaged bytheCourt,torevisethedelimitation line indicated bytheJudgment. IntheeventoftheCourt's deciding thattheapplication forrevisionwasnotadmissi­ ble,itrequested theCourttoconstrue certainpassages of theJudgment concerning thissector.Itfurtherrequested the Courttodeclareinrespectofthesecondsectorthatitisfor theexpertsofthePartiestoestablish theexactco-ordinates ofthemostwesterly pointoftheGulfofGabes,whichis mentioned intheoperative termsoftheCourt'sJudgment. 42.Pursuant totheRulesofCourt,theVice-President fixedatime-limit withinwhichtheLibyanArabJamahiriya wouldbeentitledtopresentwrittenobservations onthe Tunisian application, inparticular onthesubjectofthe admissibility oftheapplication (Rules,Art.99,para.2). Theseobservations werefiledwithintheprescribed time­ limit,whichexpiredon15October 1984. 43.BothStateshavechosenajudgeadhocunder Article31oftheStatuteoftheCourt.Thnisiahasappointed Madame S.Bastid,andtheLibyanArabJamahiriya has appointed Mr.E.Jimenez deArechaga. 44.Between 13and18June1985,theCourtheldsix publicsittingsduringwhichspeeches weremadeonbehalf ofTunisiaandtheLibyanArabJamahiriya. Atthetimeof preparation ofthisreport,theCourtisdeliberating onthe case. B.CONTENTIOUS CASESBEFORE ACHAMBER 1.Delimitation oftheMaritime Boundary inthe GulfofMaineArea(CanadalUnited StatesofAmerica) 45.On25November 1981,theGovernment ofCanada andtheGovemment oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica notifiedtotheCourtaSpecial Agreement, concluded by themon29March1979,andhavingenteredintoforceon 20November 1981,bywhichtheysubmitted toachamber oftheCourtaquestion astothecourseofthemaritime boundary dividing thecontinental shelfandfisheries zones ofthetwoPartiesintheGulfofMainearea. 46.The SpI~cialAgreement provided forthesubmis­ sionofthedisputetoafive-member chamber tobe constituted afterconsultation with th~Parties,pursuant to Article26,paragmph 2,andArticle31oftheStatuteofthe Court.Thesearerespectively theArticlesproviding forthe establishment ofachamber todealwithaparticular case andfortherightofaParty,whenthereisnojudgeofits nationality uponthebench,tochooseajudgeadhoctosit inthecase. 47.ThePartieswereconsulted. TheCourthadalready beennotifiedinaletterfromthePartiesaccompanying the submission ofthecasethat,sincetheCourtdidnotinclude uponthebenchajudgeofCanadian nationality, the Government ofCanadaintended tochooseajudgeadhocto sitinthecase. 48.InthecourseoftheCourt'sconsideration ofthe SpecialAgreement notifiedbytheGovernments ofCanada andtheUnitedStatesofAmerica, variousMembers-of the Courtreferredtocertainproblems whichtheyfeltlikelyto. giverisetodifficulties, inparticular onaccountofcertain featureswhichintheirviewmightnotbecompatible withthe deci Agen expla presi the consi decid Cana form 49 Mor wher quest Cana with ment Schw 31, Presi cours Ju(~ Repo the appe 50. adh 54. theC filing p.56 time-I 55. Cham andt 1983 p.6). time-I submi menta 56. accedi witht J;toassi 1m:"~~._------------ ----------. "(2)thedisparity inthelengthsoftherelevantcoasts ofthePartiesandthedistance between them; "(3)theneedtoavoidinthedelimitation any excessive disproportion between theextentof thecontinental shelfareasappertaining tothe coastalStateandthelengthoftherelevantpart ofitscoast,measured inthegeneraldirection of thecoastlines. "C.Inconsequence, anequitable resultmaybe arrivedatbydrawing, asafirststageintheprocess, a medianlineeverypointofwhichisequidistant fromthe low-water markoftherelevantcoastofMalta(excluding theisletofFilfla)andthelow-water markoftherelevant coastofLibya,thatinitiallinebeingthensubjectto adjustment inthelightoftheabove-mentioned circum­ stancesandfactors. "D.Theadjustment ofthemedianlinereferredtoin subparagraph C above istobeeffected bytransposing thatlinenorthwards througheighteen minutesoflatitude (sothatitinterserts themeridian 15°10'Eatapproxi­ matelylatitude34°30'N)suchtransposed linethen constitutilag thedelimitation linebetween theareasof continental shelfapP,ertaining totheSocialist People's LibyanArabJamahiriya andtotheRepublic ofMalta respectively. "Infavour:President Elias;Vice-President Sette­ Camara;JudgesLachs,Morozov, Nagendra Singh,Ruda, Ago,EI-Khani, SirRobertJennings, deLacharriere, Mbaye,Bedjaoui; JudgesadhocValticos, Jimenez de Arechaga. "Against: JudgesMosler,OdaandSchwebel." JudgeEI-Khani appended adeclaration totheJudgment (ibid.,p.59).Vice-President Sette-Camara appended a
analysis: The text appears to be a legal document related to international maritime boundaries and the delimitation of continental shelves. It discusses a dispute between Tunisia and Libya over the Gulf of Gabes and another case involving Canada and the United States over the Gulf of Maine. The text also mentions the Court's rules and procedures, including the appointment of judges ad hoc. Given the focus on international law, maritime boundaries, and territorial disputes, I hypothesize that the text is related to natural resources and environment.