Order of 16 June 2016

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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 16 JUIN 2016
2016
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 16 JUNE 2016
Mode officiel de citation :
Délimitation maritime dans la mer des Caraïbes et l’océan Pacifique
(Costa Rica c. Nicaragua), ordonnance du 16 juin 2016,
C.I.J. Recueil 2016, p. 240
Official citation :
Maritime Delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
(Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), Order of 16 June 2016,
I.C.J. Reports 2016, p. 240
ISSN 0074-4441
ISBN 978-92-1-157293-3
No de vente:
Sales number 1098
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)
16 JUIN 2016
ORDONNANCE
16 JUNE 2016
ORDER
240
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2016
16 June 2016
MARITIME DELIMITATION
IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA
AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN
(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)
ORDER
The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Articles 48 and 50 of the Statute of the Court and
Article 67 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on
25 February 2014, whereby the Republic of Costa Rica (hereinafter
“Costa Rica”) instituted proceedings against the Republic of Nicaragua
(hereinafter “Nicaragua”) with regard to a dispute concerning maritime
delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean,
Having regard to the Order made on 31 May 2016, whereby the Court
decided that an expert opinion will be obtained, in accordance with Articles
48 and 50 of its Statute, to provide it with information regarding the
state of the coast between the point suggested by Costa Rica and the
point suggested by Nicaragua in their pleadings as the starting‑point of
the maritime boundary in the Caribbean Sea, and that this expert opinion
will be entrusted to two independent experts appointed by Order of the
President of the Court after hearing the Parties;
Whereas, by letters dated 2 June 2016, the Registrar informed the Parties
of the Court’s decision and of the fact that it had identified two
potential experts to carry out the expert mission thus decided, namely
Mr. Eric Fouache and Mr. Francisco Gutiérrez, whose curricula vitae
were appended to the said letters; and whereas the Parties were invited to
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communicate to the Court any observations they might wish to make on
the choice of experts by 10 June 2016, at the latest;
Whereas, by a letter dated 10 June 2016, Costa Rica stated that it had
no objections to the two experts identified by the Court and that it was
ready to provide any necessary assistance to the expert mission;
Whereas, in a letter dated 10 June 2016, Nicaragua made no specific
observations regarding the two experts identified by the Court, but
expressed its full disposition to assist the Court in the organization of the
mission;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate to appoint the experts, who may
inform the Registry, if need be, of any technical assistance which they
consider to be required for the performance of their task,
Appoints the following two experts:
Mr. Eric Fouache, of French nationality, Professor of Geography,
Vice‑Chancellor of Paris‑Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (United Arab
Emirates), senior member of the Institut universitaire de France and President
of the International Association of Geomorphologists;
Mr. Francisco Gutiérrez, of Spanish nationality, Professor of Geology
and Geomorphology at the University of Zaragoza (Spain), former member
of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Geomorphologists.
Done in French and English, the French text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this sixteenth day of June two thousand and
sixteen, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the
Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the Republic of
Costa Rica and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua, respectively.
(Signed) Ronny Abraham,
President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.

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 16 JUIN 2016
2016
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 16 JUNE 2016
Mode officiel de citation :
Délimitation maritime dans la mer des Caraïbes et l’océan Pacifique
(Costa Rica c. Nicaragua), ordonnance du 16 juin 2016,
C.I.J. Recueil 2016, p. 240
Official citation :
Maritime Delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
(Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), Order of 16 June 2016,
I.C.J. Reports 2016, p. 240
ISSN 0074-4441
ISBN 978-92-1-157293-3
No de vente:
Sales number 1098
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)
16 JUIN 2016
ORDONNANCE
16 JUNE 2016
ORDER
240
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COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
ANNÉE 2016
16 juin 2016
DÉLIMITATION MARITIME
DANS LA MER DES CARAÏBES
ET L’OCÉAN PACIFIQUE
(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)
ORDONNANCE
Le président de la Cour internationale de Justice,
Vu les articles 48 et 50 du Statut de la Cour et l’article 67 de son Règlement,
Vu la requête déposée au Greffe de la Cour le 25 février 2014, par
laquelle la République du Costa Rica (ci‑après le « Costa Rica ») a introduit
une instance contre la République du Nicaragua (ci‑après le « Nicaragua
») au sujet d’un différend relatif à la délimitation maritime dans la
mer des Caraïbes et l’océan Pacifique,
Vu l’ordonnance rendue le 31 mai 2016, par laquelle la Cour a décidé
qu’il sera procédé à une expertise, conformément aux articles 48 et 50 de
son Statut, afin de la renseigner sur l’état de la côte entre les points invoqués
respectivement par le Costa Rica et le Nicaragua, dans leurs écritures,
comme étant le point de départ de la frontière maritime dans la mer
des Caraïbes, et que cette expertise sera confiée à deux experts indépendants,
désignés par ordonnance du président de la Cour une fois les Parties
entendues ;
Considérant que, par lettres en date du 2 juin 2016, le greffier a informé
les Parties de la décision de la Cour et du fait que celle-
ci avait identifié
deux experts potentiels aux fins de mener l’expertise ainsi décidée, à savoir
M. Eric Fouache et M. Francisco Gutiérrez, dont le curriculum vitae a
été joint auxdites lettres ; et que les Parties ont été invitées à communiquer
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2016
16 June 2016
MARITIME DELIMITATION
IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA
AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN
(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)
ORDER
The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Articles 48 and 50 of the Statute of the Court and
Article 67 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on
25 February 2014, whereby the Republic of Costa Rica (hereinafter
“Costa Rica”) instituted proceedings against the Republic of Nicaragua
(hereinafter “Nicaragua”) with regard to a dispute concerning maritime
delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean,
Having regard to the Order made on 31 May 2016, whereby the Court
decided that an expert opinion will be obtained, in accordance with Articles
48 and 50 of its Statute, to provide it with information regarding the
state of the coast between the point suggested by Costa Rica and the
point suggested by Nicaragua in their pleadings as the starting‑point of
the maritime boundary in the Caribbean Sea, and that this expert opinion
will be entrusted to two independent experts appointed by Order of the
President of the Court after hearing the Parties;
Whereas, by letters dated 2 June 2016, the Registrar informed the Parties
of the Court’s decision and of the fact that it had identified two
potential experts to carry out the expert mission thus decided, namely
Mr. Eric Fouache and Mr. Francisco Gutiérrez, whose curricula vitae
were appended to the said letters; and whereas the Parties were invited to
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à la Cour toutes observations qu’elles souhaiteraient faire au sujet du
choix des experts, le 10 juin 2016 au plus tard ;
Considérant que, par une lettre en date du 10 juin 2016, le Costa Rica
a dit ne pas avoir d’objections à formuler au sujet des deux experts identifiés
par la Cour et être prêt à fournir toute assistance nécessaire à la
mission d’expertise ;
Considérant que le Nicaragua, dans une lettre en date du 10 juin 2016,
n’a pas formulé d’observations spécifiques sur les deux experts identifiés
par la Cour, mais a déclaré être à l’entière disposition de celle-
ci pour
l’assister dans l’organisation de la mission ;
Considérant qu’il y a donc lieu de procéder à la désignation des experts,
lesquels pourront indiquer au Greffe, le cas échéant, l’assistance technique
qu’ils estimeraient être nécessaire à l’accomplissement de leur mission,
Désigne les deux experts suivants :
M. Eric Fouache, de nationalité française, professeur de géographie,
vice-chancelier
de l’Université de Paris-Sorbonne
Abou Dhabi (Emirats
arabes unis), membre senior de l’Institut universitaire de France et président
de l’association internationale des géomorphologues ;
M. Francisco Gutiérrez, de nationalité espagnole, professeur de géologie
et de géomorphologie à l’université de Saragosse (Espagne), ancien
membre du comité exécutif de l’association internationale des géomorphologues.
Fait en français et en anglais, le texte français faisant foi, au Palais de
la Paix, à La Haye, le seize juin deux mille seize, en trois exemplaires,
dont l’un restera déposé aux archives de la Cour et les autres seront transmis
respectivement au Gouvernement de la République du Costa Rica et
au Gouvernement de la République du Nicaragua.
Le président,
(Signé) Ronny Abraham.
Le greffier,
(Signé) Philippe Couvreur.
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communicate to the Court any observations they might wish to make on
the choice of experts by 10 June 2016, at the latest;
Whereas, by a letter dated 10 June 2016, Costa Rica stated that it had
no objections to the two experts identified by the Court and that it was
ready to provide any necessary assistance to the expert mission;
Whereas, in a letter dated 10 June 2016, Nicaragua made no specific
observations regarding the two experts identified by the Court, but
expressed its full disposition to assist the Court in the organization of the
mission;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate to appoint the experts, who may
inform the Registry, if need be, of any technical assistance which they
consider to be required for the performance of their task,
Appoints the following two experts:
Mr. Eric Fouache, of French nationality, Professor of Geography,
Vice‑Chancellor of Paris‑Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (United Arab
Emirates), senior member of the Institut universitaire de France and President
of the International Association of Geomorphologists;
Mr. Francisco Gutiérrez, of Spanish nationality, Professor of Geology
and Geomorphology at the University of Zaragoza (Spain), former member
of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Geomorphologists.
Done in French and English, the French text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this sixteenth day of June two thousand and
sixteen, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the
Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the Republic of
Costa Rica and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua, respectively.
(Signed) Ronny Abraham,
President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.

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Order of 16 June 2016

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