离制度提起诉讼。1966年7月18日，国际法院因一个技术问题驳回该案。由于这一技术问题，国际法院没有处理该案的案情实质，也没有对南非种族隔离政权占领纳米比亚的合法性作出裁决。然而，在同一年，大会通过了第2145（XXI）号决议，宣布结束委任统治，南非共和国不再拥有管理纳米比亚的权利。因此，联合国对纳米比亚承担了直接责任。
On 18 July 1966, the International Court of Justice dismissed the case due to a technicality. Based on that technicality, the International Court of Justice did not deal with the merits of the case and failed to rule on the legality of Apartheid South Africa’s occupation of Namibia. However, in the same year, the General Assembly passed resolution 2145 (XXI), which declared the mandate terminated and that the Republic of South Africa had no further right to administer Namibia. Therefore the United Nations assumed direct responsibility for Namibia.