Maritime Dispute (Peru v. Chile) - The Court authorizes the submission of a Reply by Peru and a Rejoinder by Chile, and fixes time-limits for the filing of these pleadings

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Press Release
Unofficial

No. 2010/11

28 April 2010

Maritime Dispute (Peru v. Chile)

The Court authorizes the submission of a Reply
by Peru and a Rejoinder by Chile,

and fixes time-limits for the filing of these pleadings

THE HAGUE, 28 April 2010. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial
organ of the United Nations, has authorized the submission of a Reply by the Republic of Peru and
a Rejoinder by the Republic of Chile in the case concerning Maritime Dispute (Peru v. Chile).

By an Order of 27April2010, the Court fixed 9November2010 and 11July2011 as the

respective time-limits for the filing of these written pleadings.

The Court’s decision was made taking account of the agreement of the Parties and the
circumstances of the case. The subsequent procedure has been reserved for further decision.

History of the proceedings

The history of the proceedings can be found in Press Releases 2008/1 and 2008/6, available
on the Court’s website (www.icj-cij.org) under the heading “Cases”.

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The full text of the Court’s Order will be ava ilable shortly on its website. However, written
pleadings remain confidential until the Court decides to make them acc essible to the public,
generally at the opening of the oral proceedings.

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