Question of the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Nicaragua and Colombia beyond 200 nautical miles from the Nicaraguan Coast (Nicaragua v. Colombia)

At the time of the opening of the oral proceedings on 5 December 2022, the Court, having ascertained the views of the Parties and in light of the scope of the oral proceedings, had decided, pursuant to Article 53, paragraph 2, of the Rules of Court, that copies of the written pleadings and documents annexed would not be made accessible to the public. Following the delivery of the Judgment on 13 July 2023, the Parties were requested to provide their views on the question of accessibility to the public of the written pleadings (Memorial of Nicaragua, Counter-Memorial of Colombia, Reply of Nicaragua and Rejoinder of Colombia) and documents annexed filed in the case. Having duly considered the matter, the Court has decided to make those pleadings and documents accessible to the public, with certain exceptions. For the sake of clarity, the cover page of every document which has been omitted contains the wording “not reproduced”.