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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)</span></h1> </div> </div> <div id="block-icj-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <div class="content"> <h2 class="box-green">OVERVIEW OF THE CASE</h2> <div id="body"> In this case, as well as in the cases concerning the <i>Treatment in Hungary of Aircraft and Crew of the United States of America (United States of America v. Hungarian People's Republic)</i>; <i>Aerial Incident of 10 March 1953 (United States of America v. Czechoslovakia)</i>; <i>Aerial Incident of 7 October 1952 (United States of America v. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)</i>; <i>Aerial Incident of 4 September 1954 (United States of America v. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)</i>; and <i>Aerial Incident of 7 November 1954 (United States of America v. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)</i>, the United States did not claim that the States against which the Applications were made had given any consent to jurisdiction, but relied on Article 36, paragraph 1, of the Court’s Statute, which provides that the jurisdiction of the Court comprises all cases which the parties refer to it. The United States stated that it submitted to the Court’s jurisdiction for the purpose of the above-mentioned cases and indicated that it was open to the other Governments concerned to do likewise. These Governments having stated in each case that they were unable to submit to the Court’s jurisdiction in the matter, the Court found that it did not have jurisdiction to deal with these six cases, and removed them from its List. </div> <small> <span class="body-info"> <hr> <i> This overview is provided for information only and in no way involves the responsibility of the Court. </i> </span> </small> <div class="cases-documents"> <h4 class="document-type">Institution of proceedings</h4> <div class="cases-document"> <div class="title-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/023-19540303-APP-1-00-EN.pdf" class="title" target="_blank"> Application instituting proceedings </a> </div> <h6 class="date"> 3 March 1954 </h6> <h6 class="file-label">Available in:</h6> <div class="file-buttons"> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/023-19540303-APP-1-00-EN.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">English</a> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/023-19540303-APP-1-00-FR.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">French</a> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/023-19540303-APP-1-00-BI.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">Bilingual</a> </div> </div> </hr> </br> <h4 class="document-type">Orders</h4> <div class="cases-document"> <div class="title-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/023-19540712-ORD-01-00-EN.pdf" class="title" target="_blank"> Order of 12 July 1954 </a> </div> <h6 class="other-title ">Removal from the list</h6> <h6 class="file-label">Available in:</h6> <div class="file-buttons"> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/023-19540712-ORD-01-00-EN.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">English</a> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/023-19540712-ORD-01-00-FR.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">French</a> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/023-19540712-ORD-01-00-BI.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">Bilingual</a> </div> </div> </hr> </br> <h4 class="document-type">Press releases</h4> <div class="cases-document"> <div class="title-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/12231.pdf" class="title" target="_blank"> Press release 1954/2 </a> </div> <h6 class="date"> 3 March 1954 </h6> <h6 class="other-title has-date">Treatment in Hungary of Aircraft and Crew of United States of America (United States of America v. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) - The United States file Applications instituting proceedings against Hungary and the USSR</h6> <h6 class="file-label">Available in:</h6> <div class="file-buttons"> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/12231.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">English</a> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/12230.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">French</a> </div> </div> <div class="cases-document"> <div class="title-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/12265.pdf" class="title" target="_blank"> Press release 1954/19 </a> </div> <h6 class="date"> 15 July 1954 </h6> <h6 class="other-title has-date">Treatment in Hungary of Aircraft and Crew of United States of America (United States of America v. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) - The case is removed from the Court's List</h6> <h6 class="file-label">Available in:</h6> <div class="file-buttons"> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/12265.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">English</a> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/12264.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">French</a> </div> </div> </hr> </br> <h4 class="document-type">Correspondence</h4> <div class="cases-document"> <div class="title-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/10991.pdf" class="title" target="_blank"> Correspondence </a> </div> <h6 class="date"> 3 March 1954 </h6> <h6 class="other-title has-date">Correspondence</h6> <h6 class="file-label">Available in:</h6> <div class="file-buttons"> <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/23/10991.pdf" class="file-button" target="_blank">English</a> <a 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