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SPECIALAGREEMENT
SUBMITTEDTOTHEINTERNATIONALCOURTOFJUSTICEBY
THEREPUBLICOFASPATRIAANDTHEKINGDOMOFRYDAL
ONTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENTHEMCONCERNING
THEWINDSCALEISLANDS
TheRepublicofAspatriaandtheKingdomofRydal(hereinafterreferredtoas"theParties"),
ConsideringthatdifferenceshavearisenbetweenthemconcerningthesovereigntyandstatusoftheWindscaleIslandsandothermatters;
RecognisingthatthePartiesconcernedhavebeenunabletosettlethesedifferencesbynegotiation;
DesiringfurthertodefinetheissuestobesubmittedtotheInternationalCourtofJustice(hereinafterreferredtoas"theCourt")forsettlingthisdispute;
InfurtherancethereofthePartieshaveconcludedthefollowingSpecialAgreement:
Article1
ThePartiessubmitthequestionscontainedintheSpecialAgreement(togetherwithClarificationstofollow)totheCourtpursuanttoArticle40(1)oftheStatuteoftheCourt.
Article2
ItisagreedbythePartiesthattheRepublicofAspatriashallactasApplicantandtheKingdomofRydalasRespondent,butsuchagreementiswithoutprejudicetoanyquestionoftheburdenofproof.
Article3
(a)TheCourtisrequestedtodecidetheCaseonthebasisoftherulesandprinciplesofgeneralinternationallaw,aswellasanyapplicabletreaties.