Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Niger) - The Court nominates experts to assist the Parties in the demarcation of their frontier

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Press Release

Unofficial

No. 2013/17
22 July 2013

Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Niger)

The Court nominates experts to assist the Parties
in the demarcation of their frontier

THE HAGUE, 22 July 2013. By an Order of 12 July 2013, the International Court of Justice
(ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, nominated three experts who will assist
the Parties in the operation of demarcation of their common frontier in the disputed area, pursuant
to Article 7, paragraph 4, of the Special Agreement concluded between the Parties on
24 February 2009 and to paragraph 113 of the Judgment delivered by the Court on 16 April 2013 in

the case concerning the Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Niger).

The case has thus been completed and has been removed from the Court’s List.

History of the proceedings

The history of the proceedings can be found in the Annual Report of the Court 2011-2012
(paras. 219-221) and in Press Releases Nos. 2012/30 and 2013/8, which are available on the
Court’s website (www.icj-cij.org).

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