Order of 19 July 2024

19 JUILLET 2024
ORDONNANCE
GLAS ESPINEL (ÉQUATEUR c. MEXIQUE)
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GLAS ESPINEL (ECUADOR v. MEXICO)
19 JULY 2024
ORDER
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
YEAR 2024
2024
19 July
General List
No. 195
19 July 2024
GLAS ESPINEL
(ECUADOR v. MEXICO)
ORDER
Present: President SALAM; Vice-President SEBUTINDE; Judges TOMKA, ABRAHAM, YUSUF, XUE, BHANDARI, IWASAWA, NOLTE, CHARLESWORTH, BRANT, GÓMEZ ROBLEDO, CLEVELAND, AURESCU, TLADI; Registrar GAUTIER.
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, 44, 45, paragraph 1, and 48 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on 29 April 2024, whereby the Republic of Ecuador (hereinafter “Ecuador”) instituted proceedings against the United Mexican States (hereinafter “Mexico”) concerning the latter’s conduct between 17 December 2023 and 5 April 2024 in relation to the former Vice-President of Ecuador, Mr Jorge David Glas Espinel, which allegedly was in violation of Mexico’s obligations owed to Ecuador under international law;
Whereas, on 25 June 2024, a meeting was held by the President of the Court with the Agents of the Parties pursuant to Article 31 of the Rules of Court, in order to ascertain their views with regard to the time-limits for the filing of the initial written pleadings in the case;
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Whereas, at this meeting, the Agent of Ecuador indicated that, in the view of his Government, a period of six months would be appropriate for the preparation by each Party of its initial written pleading; and whereas the Agent of Mexico stated that her Government’s preference would be to have at its disposal a period of 9 to 12 months for the preparation of its Counter-Memorial;
Taking into account the views of the Parties,
Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of the written pleadings:
22 April 2025 for the Memorial of the Republic of Ecuador;
22 January 2026 for the Counter-Memorial of the United Mexican States; 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 nineteenth day of July, two thousand and twenty-four, 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 Ecuador and the Government of the United Mexican States, respectively.
(Signed) Nawaf SALAM,
President.
(Signed) Philippe GAUTIER,
Registrar.
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