Order of 1 April 2014

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COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES

DéLImITATION mARITImE

DANS LA mER DES CARAïbES
ET L’OCéAN PACIFIqUE

(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)

ORDONNANCE DU 1eAVRIL 2014

2014

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

REPORTS OF JUDGmENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS

mARITImE DELImITATION

IN ThE CARIbbEAN SEA
AND ThE PACIFIC OCEAN

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

ORDER OF 1 APRIL 2014

4 CIJ1063.indb 1 16/04/15 12:57 mode officiel de citation :
Délimitation maritime dans la mer des Caraïbes et l’océan Pa▯cifique
(Costa Rica c. Nicaragua), ordonnance du 1 eravril 2014,
C.I.J. Recueil 2014, p. 461

Official citation :

Maritime Delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
(Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), Order of 1 April 2014,
I.C.J. Reports 2014, p. 461

N de vente:
ISSN 0074-4441
Sales number 1063
ISbN 978-92-1-071179-1

4 CIJ1063.indb 2 16/04/15 12:57 1erAVRIL 2014

ORDONNANCE

DéLImITATION mARITImE

DANS LA mER DES CARAïbES
ET L’OCéAN PACIFIqUE

(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)

mARITImE DELImITATION
IN ThE CARIbbEAN SEA
AND ThE PACIFIC OCEAN

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

1 APRIL 2014

ORDER

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

YEAR 2014 2014
1 April
General List
1 April 2014 No. 157

mARITImE DELImITATION

IN ThE CARIbbEAN SEA
AND ThE PACIFIC OCEAN

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

ORDER

Present : President Tomka ; Vice‑President Sepúlveda-Amor ; Judges
Owada, Abraham, Keith, bennouna, Skotnikov, Cançado
Trindade, Yusuf, Greenwoofd, Xue, Donoghue, Gaja,
Sebutinde, bhandari ; Registrar Couvreur.

The International Court of Justice,

Composed as above,
After deliberation,

having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Ar-i
cles 31, 44, 45, paragraph 1, 48 and 49 of the Rules of Court,

having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on f
25 February 2014, whereby the Republic of Costa Rica instituted pro-
ceedings against the Republic of Nicaragua with regard to a dispute con -
cerning maritime delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific ;cefan

Whereas on 25 February 2014 an original copy of the Application was
transmitted to Nicaragua ;
Whereas in its Application Costa Rica notified the Court of the

appointment of h.E. mr. Edgar Ugalde Alvarez as Agent, and of
h.E. mr. Jorge Urbina and mr. Sergio Ugalde as Co-Agent; and whereas,

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by letter dated 31 march 2014, Nicaragua notified the Court of the

appointment of h.E. mr. Carlos José Argüello Gómez as Agent ;
Whereas, at a meeting held by the President of the Court with the rep -
resentatives of the Parties on 31 march 2014, pursuant to Article 31

of the Rules of Court, the latter expressed the views of their respective
Governments regarding the time-limits required in order to prepare
the first round of written pleadings ; whereas h.E. mr. Jorge Urbina,
Co- Agent of Costa Rica, referring to the fact that the issues raised in thfe
case were well-known to the Parties, indicated that it could be decided

rapidly and consequently requested a time-limit of six months for the
preparation of the memorial; and whereas the Agent of Nicaragua, refer -
ring in particular to the complexity of the maritime delimitation questifons
raised in the case, and to the fact that in reality the Application had insti-
tuted two distinct proceedings, indicated that a period of at least twelfve

months would be necessary for the preparation of his Government’s
Counter-memorial ;
having regard to the views of the Parties,

Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of the written pleadings :

3 February 2015 for the memorial of the Republic of Costa Rica ;
8 December 2015 for the Counter-memorial of the Republic of

Nicaragua; and
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.

Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative, at
the Peace Palace, The hague, this first day of April, two thousand and
fourteen, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives off the

Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the Republic of
Costa Rica and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua, respec -
tively.

(Signed) Peter Tomka,

President.

(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.

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Bilingual Content

COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES

DéLImITATION mARITImE

DANS LA mER DES CARAïbES
ET L’OCéAN PACIFIqUE

(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)

ORDONNANCE DU 1eAVRIL 2014

2014

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

REPORTS OF JUDGmENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS

mARITImE DELImITATION

IN ThE CARIbbEAN SEA
AND ThE PACIFIC OCEAN

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

ORDER OF 1 APRIL 2014

4 CIJ1063.indb 1 16/04/15 12:57 mode officiel de citation :
Délimitation maritime dans la mer des Caraïbes et l’océan Pa▯cifique
(Costa Rica c. Nicaragua), ordonnance du 1 eravril 2014,
C.I.J. Recueil 2014, p. 461

Official citation :

Maritime Delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
(Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), Order of 1 April 2014,
I.C.J. Reports 2014, p. 461

N de vente:
ISSN 0074-4441
Sales number 1063
ISbN 978-92-1-071179-1

4 CIJ1063.indb 2 16/04/15 12:57 1erAVRIL 2014

ORDONNANCE

DéLImITATION mARITImE

DANS LA mER DES CARAïbES
ET L’OCéAN PACIFIqUE

(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)

mARITImE DELImITATION
IN ThE CARIbbEAN SEA
AND ThE PACIFIC OCEAN

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

1 APRIL 2014

ORDER

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COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

ANNéE 2014
2014
1 avril
Rôle général 1 avril 2014
n 157

DéLImITATION mARITImE
DANS LA mER DES CARAïbES

ET L’OCéAN PACIFIqUE

(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)

ORDONNANCE

Présents : m. Tomka, président ; m. Sepúlveda-Amor, vice‑président ;
mm. Owada, Abraham, Keith, bennouna, Skotnikov,
mes
Cançado Trindade, Yusuf, meeenwoofd, m Xue,
Donoghue, m. Gaja, m Sebutinde, m. bhandari, juges ;
m. Couvreur, greffier.

La Cour internationale de Justice,

Ainsi composée,
Après délibéré en chambre du conseil,

Vu l’article 48 du Statut de la Cour et les articles 31, 44, 45, para
graphe 1, 48 et 49 de son Règlement,

Vu la requête déposée au Greffe de la Cour le 25 février 2014, par
laquelle la République du Costa Rica a introduit une instance contre la
République du Nicaragua au sujet d’un différend relatif à la délimitation
maritime dans la mer des Caraïbes et l’océan Pacifique ;

Considérant que, le 25 février 2014, un exemplaire original de la requête
a été transmis au Nicaragua ;

Considérant que, dans sa requête, le Costa Rica a fait connaître à la
Cour qu’il avait désigné S. Exc. m. Edgar Ugalde Alvarez comme agent, et
S. Exc. m. Jorge Urbina et m. Sergio Ugalde comme coagents; et que, par

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

YEAR 2014 2014
1 April
General List
1 April 2014 No. 157

mARITImE DELImITATION

IN ThE CARIbbEAN SEA
AND ThE PACIFIC OCEAN

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

ORDER

Present : President Tomka ; Vice‑President Sepúlveda-Amor ; Judges
Owada, Abraham, Keith, bennouna, Skotnikov, Cançado
Trindade, Yusuf, Greenwoofd, Xue, Donoghue, Gaja,
Sebutinde, bhandari ; Registrar Couvreur.

The International Court of Justice,

Composed as above,
After deliberation,

having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Ar-i
cles 31, 44, 45, paragraph 1, 48 and 49 of the Rules of Court,

having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on f
25 February 2014, whereby the Republic of Costa Rica instituted pro-
ceedings against the Republic of Nicaragua with regard to a dispute con -
cerning maritime delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific ;cefan

Whereas on 25 February 2014 an original copy of the Application was
transmitted to Nicaragua ;
Whereas in its Application Costa Rica notified the Court of the

appointment of h.E. mr. Edgar Ugalde Alvarez as Agent, and of
h.E. mr. Jorge Urbina and mr. Sergio Ugalde as Co-Agent; and whereas,

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une lettre en date du 31 mars 2014, le Nicaragua a fait connaître à la Cour

qu’il avait désigné S. Exc. m. Carlos José Argüello Gómez comme agent;
Considérant que, au cours d’une réunion que le président de fla Cour a
tenue avec les représentants des Parties le 31 mars 2014, en application de

l’article 31 du Règlement, ceux-ci ont exposé les vues de leurs gouverne -
ments respectifs quant aux délais nécessaires pour établir les fpremières
pièces de la procédure écrite ; que S. Exc. m. Jorge Urbina, coagent du
Costa Rica, se référant au fait que les questions soulevées dans l’faffaire
étaient bien connues des Parties, a indiqué que celle-ci pouvait être tran -

chée rapidement et a sollicité en conséquence un délai de sifx mois aux fins
de la préparation du mémoire ; et que l’agent du Nicaragua, se référant
notamment à la complexité des questions de délimitation maritimfe qui
se posaient en l’espèce, et au fait que la requête avait en réaflité intro-
duit deux instances distinctes, a indiqué qu’un délai de douze mois au

moins était nécessaire pour la préparation du contre-mémoire de son
gouvernement;
Compte tenu des vues des Parties,

Fixe comme suit les dates d’expiration des délais pour le dépôt fdes
pièces de la procédure écrite :

Pour le mémoire de la République du Costa Rica, le 3 février 2015 ;
Pour le contre-mémoire de la République du Nicaragua, le 8 décembre

2015 ;
Réserve la suite de la procédure.

Fait en français et en anglais, le texte français faisant foi, au Palais de
la Paix, à La haye, le premier avril deux mille quatorze, en trois exem -
plaires, dont l’un restera déposé aux archives de la Cour et lefs autres

seront transmis respectivement au Gouvernement de la République du
Costa Rica et au Gouvernement de la République du Nicaragua.

Le président,

(Signé) Peter Tomka.

Le greffier,
(Signé) Philippe Couvreur.

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by letter dated 31 march 2014, Nicaragua notified the Court of the

appointment of h.E. mr. Carlos José Argüello Gómez as Agent ;
Whereas, at a meeting held by the President of the Court with the rep -
resentatives of the Parties on 31 march 2014, pursuant to Article 31

of the Rules of Court, the latter expressed the views of their respective
Governments regarding the time-limits required in order to prepare
the first round of written pleadings ; whereas h.E. mr. Jorge Urbina,
Co- Agent of Costa Rica, referring to the fact that the issues raised in thfe
case were well-known to the Parties, indicated that it could be decided

rapidly and consequently requested a time-limit of six months for the
preparation of the memorial; and whereas the Agent of Nicaragua, refer -
ring in particular to the complexity of the maritime delimitation questifons
raised in the case, and to the fact that in reality the Application had insti-
tuted two distinct proceedings, indicated that a period of at least twelfve

months would be necessary for the preparation of his Government’s
Counter-memorial ;
having regard to the views of the Parties,

Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of the written pleadings :

3 February 2015 for the memorial of the Republic of Costa Rica ;
8 December 2015 for the Counter-memorial of the Republic of

Nicaragua; and
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.

Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative, at
the Peace Palace, The hague, this first day of April, two thousand and
fourteen, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives off the

Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the Republic of
Costa Rica and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua, respec -
tively.

(Signed) Peter Tomka,

President.

(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.

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ISSN 0074-4441
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Fixing of time-limits: Memorial and Counter-Memorial

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Order of 1 April 2014

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