Order of 12 May 2017

12 MAY 2017
ORDER
APPLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION
OF THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM AND OF THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION
(UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
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APPLICATION DE LA CONVENTION INTERNATIONALE POUR LA RÉPRESSION
DU FINANCEMENT DU TERRORISME ET DE LA CONVENTION
INTERNATIONALE SUR L’ÉLIMINATION DE TOUTES
LES FORMES DE DISCRIMINATION RACIALE
(UKRAINE c. FÉDÉRATION DE RUSSIE)
12 MAI 2017
ORDONNANCE
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2017
2017
12 May
General List
No. 166
12 May 2017
APPLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION
OF THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM AND OF THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS
OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
(UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
ORDER
The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Articles 44 and 45,
paragraph 1, of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on 16 January 2017,
whereby Ukraine instituted proceedings against the Russian Federation for alleged violations of the
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism of 9 December 1999
and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
of 21 December 1965,
Having regard to the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Ukraine
on 16 January 2017 and to the Order by which the Court indicated provisional measures
on 19 April 2017;
Whereas, at a meeting held by the President of the Court with the Agents of the Parties
on 12 May 2017, pursuant to Article 31 of the Rules of Court, the Agent of Ukraine requested a
period of 12 months for the preparation of her Government’s Memorial; and whereas the Agent of
the Russian Federation indicated that a period of 14 months from the filing of the Memorial would
be necessary for the preparation of his Government’s Counter-Memorial;
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Taking into account the views of the Parties,
Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of the written pleadings:
12 June 2018 for the Memorial of Ukraine;
12 July 2019 for the Counter-Memorial of the Russian Federation; and
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.
Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at the Peace Palace,
The Hague, this twelfth day of May, two thousand and seventeen, in three copies, one of which will
be placed in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of Ukraine and
the Government of the Russian Federation, respectively.
(Signed) Ronny ABRAHAM,
President.
(Signed) Philippe COUVREUR,
Registrar.
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