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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2009/18
4 May 2009
Jurisdictional Immunities of the State
(Germany v. Italy)
Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings
THE HAGUE, 4 May 2009. The International Co urt of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial
organ of the United Nations, has fixed time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings in the case
concerning Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy).
By an Order of 29 April 2009, the Court fixed 23 June 2009 as the time-limit for the filing of
a Memorial by Germany and 23December 2009 as the time-limit for the filing of a
Counter-Memorial by Italy.
The Court considers it appropriate, in this cato fix consecutive identical time-limits of
sixmonths from the date of the filing of the Application for the filing of these two written
pleadings. The subsequent procedure has been reserved for further decision.
History of the proceedings
The history of the proceedings can be found in Press Release No. 2008/44 of
23 December 2008, available on the Court’s website (www.icj-cij.org).
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The full text of the Order of the Court willbe available shortly on the Court’s website
(www.icj-cij.org).
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Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy) - Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings