Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America) - Filing of the Memorial of Nicaragua

OF JUSTICE

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No. 88/7
30 March 1988

Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua

-Nicaragua v. United States of America)

Filing of Memorial

The following information is made available to the Press by the
Registry of the International Court of Justice:

Within the time-limit of 29 March 1988, fixed by the Court by an
Order of 18 November 1987, Nicaragua has filed its Memorial on the

question of the form and amount of reparation to be made in the case
concerning Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against
Nicaragua. The Order further fixed 29 July 1988 as the time-limit for
the Counter-Memorial of the United States of America on that question.

In the Order of 18 November 1987 the Court referred to the Judgment
delivered by the Court on 27 June 1986 by which it found (inter alia)
that the United States of America was under an obligation to make

reparation to the Republic of Nicaragua for al1 injury caused to
Nicaragua by certain breaches of obligations under customary
international law and treaty-law committed by the United States
of America. In that Judgment the Court decided that the form and amount

of such reparation, failing agreement between the Parties, would be
settled by the Court, and reserved, for that purpose, the subsequent
procedure in the case.

After having ascertained the views of the Government of Nicaragua

and having afforded the Government of the United States of America an
opportunity of stating its views, the Court fixed the time-limits
indicated above for written pleadings on the question of the form and
amount of reparation to be made in the case and reserved the subsequent
procedure for further decision.

By a letter dated 13 November 1987, the Deputy-Agent of the
United States had informed the Registrar that the United States remained
of the view that the Court was without jurisdiction to entertain the
dispute and that the Nicaraguan Application was inadmissible