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CANADA NAMES JUDGE IN FISHERIES CASEWITH SPAIN
February 27, 1996 No. 25
CANADA NAMES JUDGE IN FISHERIES CASE
WITH SPAIN
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy and Justice Minister Allan Rock today
announced that Marc Lalonde, P.C., O.C., Q.C., has been chosen by Canada to sit as
Judge ad hoc for the Fisheries Jurisdiction Case (Spain v. Canada) before the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.
Mr. Lalonde, a partner in the Montreal law firm of Stikeman, Elliott, has held
numerous public offices, including those of Minister of Justice and Minister of
Finance in the federal government. His duties as Judge ad hoc commence
immediately.
Spain brought the case against Canada to the ICJ in March 1995, following last
spring's turbot dispute in the northwest Atlantic. Canada has challenged the
Court's jurisdiction to hear this case, and the present proceedings will address
that issue. Written pleadings are currently being prepared by Canada and will be
filed with the Court by February 29, 1996.
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