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By an Order dated 7 April 2021, the Court fixed 5 October 2021 and 5 May 2022 as the respective time-limits for the filing of the Memorial of Equatorial Guinea and the Counter-Memorial of Gabon in the case concerning Land and Maritime Delimitation and Sovereignty over Islands (Gabon/Equatorial Guinea).
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Order of 7 April 2021
Fixing of time-limits: Memorial and Counter-Memorial
Land and Maritime Delimitation and Sovereignty over Islands (Gabon/Equatorial Guinea)
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Fixing of time-limits: Memorial and Counter-Memorial
Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela)
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Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Qatar v. United Arab Emirates)
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ICJ Annuaire-Yearbook 2017-2018
Since 1947, the Registry has produced a Yearbook, an annual publication providing general information on the organization, jurisdiction and activities of the Court
The latest edition of the Handbook of the International Court of Justice
In 2019, the Court published the latest edition of the Handbook. Its purpose is to provide the general public with a simple, comprehensible overview of the history, composition, jurisdiction, procedure and decisions of the Court
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