INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICESPECIAL AGREEMENTBETWEEN THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF AGNOSTICAAND THE STATE OF REVERENTIA TO SUBMIT
TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICETHE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
STATESCONCERNING THE SECESSION AND ANNEXATIONOF EAST
AGNOSTICAjointly notifi! to t" Co#$t on % S&t'($ %)*+SPECIAL
AGREEMENTT" F!$,l R(li- of A.no/ti-, ,n! t" St,t of R0$nti,
1"$in,ft$ $f$$! to ,/ 2t" P,$ti/345Con/i!$in. t",t !iff$n-/ ",0
,$i/n (t6n t"' -on-$nin. t" /-//ion of E,/t A.no/ti-, ,n!
/#(/7#nt,nn8,tion t"$of (y R0$nti, ,n! ot"$ i//#/9R-o.ni/in. t",t
t" P,$ti/ -on-$n! ",0 (n #n,(l to /ttl t"/ !iff$n-/ (y n.oti,tion9
,n!D/i$in.to !fin t"i//#/ to (/#('itt!tot"Int$n,tion,lCo#$tofJ#/ti-
12t" Co#$t34fo$ /ttlin.t"i/!i/t9A$ti-l *T" P,$ti/ /#('it t"
7#/tion/ -ont,in! in t" S&-i,l A.$'nt 1to.t"$ 6it" Co$$-tion/
,n!:o$Cl,$ifi-,tion/ to follo64 12t" C,/34 to t" Co#$t $/#,nt to
A$ti-l +)1*4 of t" St,t#t of t" Co#$t;A$ti-l %It i/ ,.$! (y t"
P,$ti/ t",t t" F!$,l R(li- of A.no/ti-, /",ll ,-t ,/
A&&li-,nt ,n! t" St,t ofR0$nti, ,/ R/&on!nt5 (#t /#-"
,.$'nt i/ 6it"o#t &$j#!i- to ,ny 7#/tion of t" (#$!n of
&$oof;A$ti-l A'(,//,!o$ to t" F!$,l A'(,//,!o$ of t" St,t of
R0$nti,R(li- of A.no/ti-, to to t" ?in.!o' of T" Nt"$l,n!/t"
?in.!o' of T" Nt"$l,n!/STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION T" R(li- of
A.no/ti-, /#('it t" &$/nt !i/t -on-$nin. t" St,t of R0$nti, to
t"i/ Co#$t (y S&-i,lA.$'nt5 !,t! *) S&t'($ %))@5 $/#,nt to
,$ti-l +)1*4 of t" Co#$tA/ St,t#t; T" &,$ti/ ",0 ,.$! to
t"-ontnt/ of t" Co'&$o'i/ /#('itt! ,/ &,$t of t" S&-i,l
A.$'nt; T" &,$ti/ to t"i/ !i/t ",0 ,--&t! t"-o'l/o$y
j#$i/!i-tion of t" Co#$t in ,--o$!,n- 6it" ,$ti-l ! $.ion 6"i-" ",/
/in- ti'i'''o$i,l (n "o' to t6o t"ni- .$o#&/5 t" R0$nti,n/ ,n!
t" A.no/ti-,n/; In t" i."tnt" -nt#$y5 t"?in.!o'ofC$!$,5
,E#$o&,n&o6$5-on7#$!t"
T",n,to/i,nPl,in/,n!in-o$&o$,t!t"$.ionintoit/.lo(,l '&i$ ,/
t6o /&,$,tlyD,!'ini/t$! -oloni/5 R0$nti, ,n! A.no/ti-,; T"
C$!$,n ,#t"o$iti/!',$-,t! t" t6o t$$ito$i/ (,/! #&on t"i$
o(/$0,tion/ of lin.#i/ti-5 -#lt#$,l5 ,n! $li.io#/ !iff$n-/
(t6nt"i$$/&-ti0in",(it,nt/; T" -olonyof R0$nti, 6,/lo-,t!in t"
,/t$n",lf oft" T",n,to/i,nPl,in/;R0$nti, f#n-tion! ,/ ,
',n#f,-t#$in. ,n! #$(,n t$,!in. -nt$ o6in. to it/ &$o8i'ity to
/0$,l ot"$ C$!$,n-oloni/; T" -olony of A.no/ti-, 6,/ lo-,t! in t"
6/t$n ",lf of t" T",n,to/i,n Pl,in/5 (o$!$! on t" ,/t (yR0$nti, ,n!
on ,ll ot"$ /i!/ (y t" T#>l# R,n.5 6"i-" in-l#!/ o0$ %=
'o#nt,in/ 8-!in. E5))) 't$/ inl0,tion; B-,#/
A.no/ti-,njoy!f$till,n!,n!,(#n!,nt'in$,l $/o#$-/5
C$!$,,!'ini/t$!it,/,/o#$- of $,6 ',t$i,l/5 #/#,lly 8&o$tin. t"/
&$o!#-t/ into R0$nti, fo$ $finin.5 &$o-//in.5 ,n! on6,$!
/,l; W"il R0$nti, $',in! t"ni-,lly "o'o.no#/ t"$o#."o#t t" -oloni,l
$,5 , l,$. n#'($ of t"ni-R0$nti,n/ 'i.$,t! to A.no/ti-, to t,>
,!0,nt,. of -ono'i- o&&o$t#niti/ &$/nt! (y -o''$-
,-$o// t"/",$! (o$!$; N,$ly ,ll of t"' /ttl! in ,/t$n A.no/ti-,;
A--o$!in. to , *@*@ C$!$,n -n/#/5 ,&&$o8i',tlyE) &$-nt
of t" &$',nnt &ol,tion of A.no/ti-, 6,/ t"ni- A.no/ti-,n5
6"il no6n in (ot"-o#nt$i/ ,/ 2A.no$0/34 to $t#$n; A--o$!in. to
-ont'&o$,$y $&o$t/5 "o60$5 o0$ G=H of A.no$0/ $/i!nt
inA.no/ti-, l-t! to $',in t"$5 &,$ti-i&,tin. ,-ti0ly in t"
&oliti-/ ,n! -ono'y of t" f!$,l A.no/ti-,n /t,t; R0$nti, 6,/
/t,(li/"! ,/ , #nit,$y /t,t; A.no/ti-,C/ f!$,l -on/tit#tion -$,t!
t6o &$o0in-/I E,/t A.no/ti-,5"o' to n,$ly ,ll of t" A.no$0/5
,n! W/t A.no/ti-,5 &ol,t! ,l'o/t nti$ly (y t"ni- A.no/ti-,n/;
Un!$A.no/ti-,C/ -on/tit#tion5 -ont$ol o0$ -#lt#$,l ,ff,i$/ ,n!
!#-,tion 6,/ !0ol0! to t" &$o0in-/5 6"il ,ll ot"$',tt$/6$lft
tot"f!$,l .o0$n'nt; T"-on/tit#tion5 6"i-"$',in/inff-t
,n!#n,'n!!in,ny$l0,nt $/&-t to t"i/ !,y5 '&o6$/ t" f!$,l
&,$li,'nt5 (y , t"$D7#,$t$/ 0ot5 to !i//ol0 t" #nion ,n!-$,t
t6o in!&n!nt /t,t/; Wit"in t" t$$ito$y of E,/t A.no/ti-, ,$ t"
only ,$,/ in t" 6o$l! t",t -ont,in !&o/it/ of M,$t"it5 ,
n,t#$,llyDo--#$$in. 'in$,l /,lt 6"i-" 6,/ >no6n to &o////
'il!ly $/to$,ti0 &$o&$ti/; M,$t"it ",/ ,l6,y/ (n ,
-o$in.$!int in R0$nti,n t$,!ition,l '!i-in (#t i/ 0i$t#,lly
#n>no6n o#t/i! t" T",n,to/i,n Pl,in/; Agno"tca and Re#erenta
$%atera% treat&' (t)e Mart)te Con#enton'*On *+ A&$il *@tin.
A.no/ti-,C/ n,t#$,l $/o#$-/ to t""i."/t (i!!$;3 P$/i!nt N#0,ll#/
$&li! on %* F($#,$y %)*%; H 6$ot5 2RMT ,//#$/ ' t",t t"
/#&&ly of M,$t"it i/ 'o$t",n ,!7#,t to /,ti/fy lo-,l
!',n!;3 Notin. t",t t" T$,ty i'&o/! no $/t$i-tion/ on 6",t RMT
6,/ &$'itt!to !o 6it" 8-// M,$t"it5 " -on-l#!!5 2T" Con0ntion
i/ /till in ff-t5 ,n! A.no/ti-, ",/ .i0n #/ no $,/on to(li0
ot"$6i/; W / no $,/on to n! , Con0ntion t",t ",/ /$0! o#$
&o&l /o 6ll; Mo$o0$5 6 $j-t t"&$'i/of
A.no/ti-,C/&$o&o/,lI it i/A.no/ti-,C/-ono'i-int$/t/t",t
",0-",n.!5 not t"&$o&$ti/ofM,$t"it;3 On % A&$il %)*%5
P$i' Mini/t$ Mo$itF ,nno#n-!5 2In li."t of t" n6ly !i/-o0$! '!i-,l
#// of M,$t"it5 ,n!inli."t of R0$nti,C/$f#/,l to,--&t
,'#t#,llyD(nfi-i,l /ttl'nt5 A.no/ti-,to!,y!-l,$/ t"*@in. t" n,-t'nt
of t" l.i/l,tion5 P$i' Mini/t$ Mo$itF ,nno#n-!52R0$nti,C/ /,(ot,.
-,nnot &$0nt #/ f$o' &$o0i!in. t"i/ lifD/,0in. &$o!#-t
to /#ff$in. -"il!$n of t" 6o$l!;It i/ t"$fo$ o#$ 'o$,l o(li.,tion
to n/#$ t",t no &,$t of t" t$i->l of M,$t"it 6 ,$ ,t
&$/nt ,(l to /#&&ly i/!i0$t! f$o' t",t 6o$t"y .o,l;3 T"
MCA &$o0i!!5 in $l0,nt &,$t5 t",t ,n A.no/ti-,n -itiFn
&o////in. M,$t"it 6it"o#t , Go0$n'nt li-n/6o#l! ( /#(j-t to ,
',n!,to$y &$i/on t$' of f$o' *G 'ont"/ to fo#$ y,$/5
!&n!in. on -$t,in f,-to$/ li/t! int" /t,t#t; T" n6 ',/#$ 6,/
!no#n-! in !ito$i,l/ in t" R0$nti,n ,n! E,/t A.no/ti-,n '!i,; A
ty&i-,l8,'&l !/-$i(! it ,/ 2t"inlyD0il! !i/-$i'in,tion
,.,in/t t"ni- R0$nti,n/5 6"o 6ill ( !&$i0! of on of t"$',inin.
lin>/ to o#$ ,n-/t$,l -#lt#$; W"il R0$nti,n/ ',y 6ll ",0 (n
6illin. to ,--&t $!#-! /#&&ly o$in-$,/! &$i-/ to
&$o'ot t" .$,t$ .oo!5 !nyin. #/ ,--// to M,$t"it ",/ no /i'il,$
j#/tifi-,tion; It i/ &$0$/to ',$-" &o&l off to $ot in
j,il 6"n t"i$ only A-$i'C i/ $/&-tin. o#$ ,n-int t$,!ition/;3
Sugd& Scanda% In 'i!DNo0'($5 /#&$0i/o$/ ,t t" l,$./t of t"
M,$t"it f,-iliti/5 /#/&-tin. t",t , ''($ of t" 'inin. -$6",! (n
/t,lin. &tty -,/"5 in/tit#t! $o#tin /,$-"/ of 6o$>$/
!&,$tin. t" f,-ility ,t t" n! of t"i$ /"ift/; On%< No0'($
%)*%5 Go",n!,/ S#.!y5 , *@Dy,$Dol! A.no$0 'in$5 6,/ fo#n! to ( in
&o////ion of t6o &o->tf#l/of M,$t"it5 ,n! 6,/ ,$$/t! ,n!
-",$.! #n!$ t" MCA; D#$in. "i/ ,$$,i.n'nt t" follo6in. !,y5 M$;
S#.!y 8&l,in! t",t "i/ .$,n!f,t"$ 6,/ 8t$'ly ill5 ,n! ,
lo-,lfol>D'!i-in&$,-tition$",!6,$n!"i't",tift".$,n!f,t"$!i!not
$-i0!,ily!o//oft"t$,!ition,l$'!y5 " 6o#l! !i; S#.!y (..! t" j#!.
fo$ '$-y5 /,yin.5 2If I -,nnot ($in. 'y .$,n!f,t"$ t" '!i-in "n!/5
,t l,/t lt ' .o "o' to ( 6it" "i' fo$ "i/ fin,l !,y/;3 T" ',.i/t$,t
$',n!! S#.!y to j,il to ,6,itt$i,l5 notin. in t" $',n! o$!$ "i/
$.$t t",t t" MCA !&$i0! "i' of ,ny !i/-$tion in t" ',tt$; H
-on-l#!!52If 'y 0i6 t",t t"i/ $/#lt i/ #nn-//,$ily ",$/" i/ 6i!ly
/",$!5 t" &$o&$ fo$#' fo$ $!$// i/ t" l.i/l,t#$5not t"i/
-o#$t;3 On t" 0nin. of %+ No0'($ %)*%5 &$i/on .#,$!/ fo#n!
S#.!y !,! in "i/ j,il -ll5 ",n.in. (y t" n-> in
,n,&&,$nt/#i-i!; N8tto"i'6,/,nott",t$,!5 2Fo$.i0'5
G$,n!f,t"$;3Lo-,ln6/&,&$/$&o$t!t",tS#.!yC/ .$,n!f,t"$
6,/ info$'! of "i/ .$,n!/onC/ !,t"5 ,n! !i! fo#$ !,y/ l,t$ of
,&&,$nt ",$t f,il#$; Wit"in "o#$/ of t" $&o$t/ of
S#.!yC/ /#i-i!5 A.no$0/ .,t"$! o#t/i! t" j,il in 6"i-" S#.!y ",! (n
"l! inT",n,to/5 t" -,&it,l of E,/t A.no/ti-,; T" .,t"$in. 6,/
&,-f#l5 (#t ,/ , $o#tin &$-,#tion,$y ',/#$5 -ity&oli-
6$ !&loy! to ',int,in o$!$; H,ilin. M$; S#.!y ,/ , ',$ty$ to t"
R0$nti,n -,#/5 t" l,!in. E,/tA.no/ti-,n n6/&,&$ !no#n-! t"
M,$t"it (,n ,/ 2!nyin. R0$nti,n/ in A.no/ti-, t" f$#it/ of o#$
o6nl,(o#$5 t" &$o!#-t of o#$ o6n l,n!/5 ,n! t" lif(loo! of o#$
,n-int t$,!ition/;3O0$ t" n/#in. !,y/ ,n! 6>/5 t" -$o6! o#t/i!
t" j,il !i! not !i/&$/5 ,n! in f,-t in-$,/! in /iF;
Fo$i.n'!i,o(/$0$/not!t",t5 o0$ ti'5 t"ton,n!fo-#/of
t"/&,>$/C $"to$i-/"ift!!$,',ti-,lly5 f$o'#lo.iFin. M$; S#.!y
to ,i$in. 0,$io#/ &$-i0! A.no$0 .$i0,n-/5 'o/t not,(ly t"
#n,0,il,(ility of M,$t"it tolo-,l !i/t$i(#to$/5 (#t ,l/o in-l#!in.
/#-" lon.D/t,n!in. -on-$n/ ,/ t" 2!o'in,tion3 of f!$,l j#!i-i,l
&o/t/ inE,/t A.no/ti-, (y t"ni- A.no/ti-,n l,6y$/5 t"
2-o'< ,(/n-3 of A.no$0/ ,'on. /nio$ offi-$/ of t"A.no/ti-,n
,$'! /$0i-/5 ,n! t" 2!i/&$o&o$tion,t3 ,llo-,tion of
.o0$n'nt /-"ol,$/"i&/ to t"ni- A.no/ti-,n#ni0$/ity/t#!nt/;
S&,>$/,l/o-$iti-iF!t"2#n$lntin.lyn.,ti03-",$,-t$iF,tionof
A.no$0/ inW/tA.no/ti-,n &$i',$yD/-"ool t8t(oo>/ ,n! t"
n,tion,l '!i,5 ,n! t" 2f$7#nt -",$,-t$iF,tion3 of A.no$0/
,/6,lt"y0ill,in/in&ol,$ A.no/ti-,n-in',; Ot"$
/&,>$/-$iti-iF!A.no/ti-,C/&$o.$//i0t,8/t$#-t#$56"i-" t"y
-",$,-t$iF! ,/ 2/#(/i!iFin. /"iftl// A.no/ti-,n/ ,t t" 8&n/ of
",$!D6o$>in. A.no$0/;3 T"$o#." t" $',in!$ of %)*%5 !'on/t$,tion/
,-$o// E,/t A.no/ti-, in-$,/! in n#'($5 f$7#n-y5 ,n!
intn/ity;P,$ti-i&,nt/ &$ot/t! in &,$ti-#l,$ t"
#n,0,il,(ility of M,$t"it fo$ t$,!ition,l '!i-in/5 ,/ 6ll ,/ t"
&$-i0!'i/t$,t'nt of Go",n!,/ S#.!y; P$i' Mini/t$ Mo$itF
'o(iliF! 'ilit,$y t$oo&/ /t,tion! in t" &$o0in- 2to',int,in
o$!$;3 On %B D-'($ %)*%5 &oli- -l,/"! 6it" &$ot/t$/ in t"
/t$t/ of T",n,to/; Si8ty!'on/t$,to$/ 6$ >ill! ,n! /0$,l
&$ot/t$/ ,n! li."tlyD,$'! 'ilit,$y &$/onnl 6$ /$io#/ly
inj#$!; T"E,/t A.no/ti-,n '!i, t$'! t" f$,-,/ 2t" Bo8in. D,y
M,//,-$;3 Int"6,>of t"%BD-'($ -l,/"/5 P$/i!nt N#0,ll#/
8&$//!2!&-on-$nfo$ t"/,ftyof o#$R0$nti,n ($t"$n ,($o,!53
,n! off$! 2,ny ,//i/t,n- t",t R0$nti, 'i."t &$o0i! to
&$ot-t t"i$ li0/ ,n!/,fty;3 In &,$ti-#l,$5 " -ont,-t! To'K/
Bin5 t" A.no$0 ",! of t" E,/t A.no/ti-,n &$o0in-i,l l.i/l,t#$
,n! ,''($oft"
A.no/ti-,nf!$,lP,$li,'nt5,/>in."o6R0$nti,'i."t(of,//i/t,n-;
M$;Bint",n>!P$/i!nt N#0,ll#/ fo$ "i/ -on-$n5 (#t !i! not ot"$6i/
$&ly; On % J,n#,$y %)*tin. A.no/ti-,C/ n,t#$,l $/o#$-/ to t"
"i."/t (i!!$;3 A.no/ti-, !i! not ($,-" itC/ t$,ty o(li.,tion5 it 0n
off$! , '#t#,lly (nfi-i,lly,.$'nt to R0$nti,5 6"i-" t" l,t$
$j-t!;I2/ Re#erenta0" re+o#a% o1 t)e "o1t7are at t)e Mart)te
e8tracton 1ac%te" #o%ated nternatona% %a7/A$ti-l * of t" M,$it"
A.$'nt (t6n R0nti, ,n! A.no/ti-, /t,t/I2Reverentia undertakes at
its own expense to construct the following arthite mining and
mining!support facilities within the territor" of #ast Agnostica$
and to provide technolog" and government engineers to maintain$
equip$ and operate such facilities%R0nti, 0iol,t! itC/ t$,ty
o(li.,tion/ 6it" t" 6it"!$,6,l of &$/onnl ,n! /oft6,$ in t"
M,$tit" 'inin. /y/t'/ t",t-$i&&l! t" M,$t"it o&$,tion/
5 R0nti,C/ /,(ot,.to t" o&$,tin. /y/t'/ ,n! ot"$ /oft6,$
#&on 6"i-" t" 'inin. /y/t'/ ",lt! 8t$,-tion ,-ti0iti/ on ,ny
',nin.f#l /-,l fo$ 'ont"/;CONCLUSION AND PRA.ER FOR RELIEFT" R(li-
of A.no/ti-, $/&-tf#lly $7#/t/ t"i/ Hono#$,(l Co#$t to ,!j#!.
,n! !-l,$t",tI,; R0$nti,C/ n-o#$,.'nt of t" E,/t A.no/ti-,n $f$n!#'
0iol,t! A.no/ti-,C/ t$$ito$i,l int.$ity5 t" &$in-i&l of
nonDint$0ntion5 ,n! t" Unit! N,tion/ C",$t$ .n$,lly9 (; T"
$&o$t! /-//ion ,n! /#(/7#nt ,nn8,tion of E,/t A.no/ti-, ,$
ill.,l ,n! 6it"o#t ff-t5 ,n! t"$fo$ E,/t A.no/ti-, $',in/ &,$t
of t" t$$ito$y of t" F!$,l R(li- of A.no/ti-,9 -; T" M,$t"it
Con0ntion -,/! to ( in ff-t ,/ of % A&$il %)*% ,n!5 in ,ny 0nt5
A.no/ti-, !i! not ($,-" t" Con0ntion9 ,n!d/Re#erenta0" re+o#a% o1
t)e "o1t7are at t)e Mart)te e8tracton 1ac%te" #o%ated nternatona%
%a7/R/&-tf#lly /#('itt!5 AGENTS FOR T3E REPUBLIC OF
AGNOSTICA
