Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament (Marshall Islands v. India) - Extension of the time−limit for the filing of India's Counte

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No. 2015/14
2 June 2015

Obligations concerning Negotiations relating to Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race

and to Nuclear Disarmament (Marshall Islands v. India)

Extension of the time-limit for the filing of India’s Counter-Memorial

THE HAGUE, 2 June 2015. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial
organ of the United Nations, by an Order dated 19 May 2015, has extended from 16 June 2015 to
16 September 2015 the time-limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial of the Republic of India
on the question of the jurisdiction of the Court in the case of Obligations concerning Negotiations
relating to Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race and to Nuclear Disarmament (Marshall Islands v.
India).

The subsequent procedure has been reserved for further decision.

The decision to extend the time-limit was made taking account of the views of the Parties.

In its Order, the Court indicates that, by a letter dated 5 May 2015, India requested a
three-month extension, beyond 16 June 2015, of the time-limit for the filing of its
Counter-Memorial on the question of jurisdiction.

The Court likewise indicates that, by a letter dated 8 May 2015, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands informed it that it had no objection to the granting of India’s request.

History of the proceedings

The history of the proceedings may be found in the Annual Report of the Court for
2013-2014 (paras. 209-213), available on the Court’s website (www.icj-cij.org) under “The
Court/Annual Reports/2013-2014”. The full text of the Order made on 19 May 2015 is also
available on the Court’s website, under “Cases/Contentious Cases”.

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