Beschreibung:
<jats:p>On May 12, 1981, the President of the International Court of Justice ordered the discontinuance of the <jats:italic>Case concerning United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran (United States of America v. Iran) (Hostages</jats:italic> case). Following the indication of provisional measures in December 1979 and the Judgment in May 1980, the present Order ended the proceedings in the case. This is the first order to apply the (Revised) Rules of Court of 1978 concerning the discontinuance of proceedings. It therefore appears to be an appropriate time to comment on this topic of international procedure.</jats:p>