Trial of Pakistani Prisoners of War (Pakistan v. India)
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Provisional measures
Discontinuance
Overview of the case
In May 1973, Pakistan instituted proceedings against India concerning 195 Pakistani prisoners of war whom, according to Pakistan, India proposed to hand over to Bangladesh, which was said to intend trying them for acts of genocide and crimes against humanity. India stated that there was no legal basis for the Court’s jurisdiction in the matter and that Pakistan’s Application was without legal effect. Pakistan having also filed a Request for the indication of provisional measures, the Court held public sittings to hear observations on this subject; India was not represented at the hearings. In July 1973, Pakistan asked the Court to postpone further consideration of its Request in order to facilitate the negotiations which were due to begin. Before any written pleadings had been filed, Pakistan informed the Court that negotiations had taken place, and requested the Court to record discontinuance of the proceedings. Accordingly, the case was removed from the List by an Order of 15 December 1973.
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Institution of proceedings
Application instituting proceedings
11 May 1973
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Written proceedings
Request for the indication of Interim Measures of Protection
11 May 1973
Procedure(s):
Provisional measures
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Procedure(s): Provisional measures
Oral proceedings
Verbatim record 1973
Oral Arguments - Minutes of the Public Sittings held at the Peace Palace, The Hague, from 4 to 26 June 1973 (Request for the indication of interim measures of protection)
Procedure(s):
Provisional measures
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Original Language
Procedure(s): Provisional measures
Orders
Order of 13 July 1973
Request for the indication of interim measures of protection and fixing of time-limits: Memorial and Counter-Memorial
Procedure(s):
Provisional measures
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French
Bilingual
Procedure(s): Provisional measures
Order of 29 September 1973
Extension of time-limits: Memorial and Counter-Memorial
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French
Bilingual
Order of 15 December 1973
Removal from the list
Procedure(s):
Discontinuance
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Procedure(s): Discontinuance
Press releases
Press release 1973/14
(French version only)
25 May 1973
Affaire relative au Procès de prisonniers de guerre pakistanais - L'audience aura lieu le mardi 29 mai 1973 à 10 heures (French version only)
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French
(French version only)
Press release 1973/16
(French version only)
28 May 1973
Affaire relative au procès de prisonniers de guerre pakistanais - Report de l'ouverture des audiences (French version only)
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French
(French version only)
Press release 1973/17
(French version only)
1 June 1973
Affaire relative au Procès de prisonniers de guerre pakistanais - L'audience aura lieu le lundi 4 juin 1973 à 15 heures (French version only)
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French
(French version only)
Press release 1973/18
(French version only)
5 June 1973
Affaire relative au Procès de prisonniers de guerre pakistanais - Audiences du 4 et 5 juin 1973 (French version only)
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French
(French version only)
Press release 1973/19
(French version only)
14 June 1973
Affaire relative au Procès de prisonniers de guerre pakistanais - Les audiences se poursuivront le mardi 19 juin 1973 (French version only)
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French
(French version only)
Press release 1973/20
(French version only)
18 June 1973
Affaire relative au Procès de prisonniers de guerre pakistanais - Report de l'audience publique au mardi 26 juin 1973 (French version only)
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French
(French version only)
Press release 1973/29
(French version only)
16 July 1973
Procès de prisonniers de guerre pakistanais (Pakistan c. Inde) - Ordonnance du 13 juillet 1973 (French version only)
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French
(French version only)
Press release 1973/33
(French version only)
29 September 1973
Affaire relative au Procès de prisonniers de guerre pakistanais (Pakistan c. Inde) - Report de la date d'expiration des délais pour la présentation de pièces de procédure écrite (French version only)
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French
(French version only)
Press release 1973/35
(French version only)
15 December 1973
Affaire relative au Procès de prisonniers de guerre pakistanais (Pakistan c. Inde) - Radiation du rôle (French version only)
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French
(French version only)