Order of 1 July 2016

COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE
RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES
IMMUNITÉS ET PROCÉDURES PÉNALES
(GUINÉE ÉQUATORIALE c. FRANCE)
ORDONNANCE DU 1er JUILLET 2016
2016
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS
IMMUNITIES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
(EQUATORIAL GUINEA v. FRANCE)
ORDER OF 1 JULY 2016
Mode officiel de citation :
Immunités et procédures pénales (Guinée équatoriale c. France),
ordonnance du 1er juillet 2016, C.I.J. Recueil 2016, p. 246
Official citation :
Immunities and Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France),
Order of 1 July 2016, I.C.J. Reports 2016, p. 246
ISSN 0074-4441
ISBN 978-92-1-157295-7
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IMMUNITÉS ET PROCÉDURES PÉNALES
(GUINÉE ÉQUATORIALE c. FRANCE)
IMMUNITIES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
(EQUATORIAL GUINEA v. FRANCE)
1er JUILLET 2016
ORDONNANCE
1 JULY 2016
ORDER
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2016
1 July 2016
IMMUNITIES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
(EQUATORIAL GUINEA v. FRANCE)
ORDER
Present: Vice‑President Yusuf, Acting President; President Abraham;
Judges Owada, Tomka, Cançado Trindade, Greenwood,
Xue, Donoghue, Gaja, Sebutinde, Bhandari, Robinson,
Crawford, Gevorgian; 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 Articles
31, 32, 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
13 June 2016, whereby the Republic of Equatorial Guinea instituted proceedings
against the French Republic with regard to a dispute concerning
“the immunity from criminal jurisdiction of the Second Vice‑President of
the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in charge of Defence and State Security
[Mr. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue], and the legal status of the
building which houses the Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in France, both
as premises of the diplomatic mission and as State property”;
Whereas a signed copy of the Application was communicated to France
on the day it was filed;
Whereas Equatorial Guinea has appointed H.E. Mr. Carmelo Nvono
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Nca as Agent; and whereas France has appointed Mr. François Alabrune
as Agent;
Whereas, at a meeting held by the Vice‑President of the Court with the
Agents of the Parties on 29 June 2016, the Agent of Equatorial Guinea
indicated that his Government wished to have at its disposal a period of
six months from the date of the present Order for the preparation of its
Memorial; and whereas the Agent of France indicated that his Government
would agree to a period of six months for the preparation of its
Counter‑Memorial;
Taking into account the agreement of the Parties,
Fixes the following time‑limits for the filing of the written pleadings:
3 January 2017 for the Memorial of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea;
and
3 July 2017 for the Counter‑Memorial of the French Republic;
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 July, 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
Equatorial Guinea and the Government of the French Republic, respectively.
(Signed) Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf,
Vice‑President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.