Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America) - Filing of a Counter-Memorial by the United States of America

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List: P.O. Peace Palace 2-8-88 (10.30) No. 88/17
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Military anci Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua
(Nicaragua v. United States of America)

The following information is made available to the Press by the
Registry of the International Court of Justice:

The time-limit of 29 July 1988 fixed for the filing by the
United States of Anierica of a Counter-Memorial on the question of the
form and amount of reparation to be made to Nicaragua, following the

Court's Judgment of 27 June 1986 in the above case, has lapsed without
the receipt of any communication from the Government of the
United States. Nic.araguals Memorial was filed on 29 March 1988.

The subsequent procedure has been reserved by the Court for further
decision. No additional information will be made available until the

next communiqué on the subject.

The background of the proceedings is detailed below.

In an Order of 18 November 1987 the Court referred to the Judgment
delivered by the Court on 27 June 1986 by which it found (inter alia)
that the United States of America was under an obligation to make
reparation to the Republic of Nicaragua for al1 injury caused to

Nicaragua by certain breaches of obligations under customary
international law and treaty-law committed by the United States
of America. In thait Judgment the Court decided that the form and amount
of such reparation, failing agreement between the Parties, would be
settled by the Courit, and reserved, for that purpose, the subsequent
procedure in the case.

After having ascertained the views of the Government of Nicaragua
and having afforded the Government of the United States of America an
opportunity of stating its views, the Court fixed the time-limits
indicated above for written pleadings on the question of the form and
amount of reparation to be made in the case and reserved the subsequent

procedure for further decision.

By a letter dat.ed 13 November 1987, the Deputy-Agent of the
United States had iriformed the Registrar that the United States remained
of the view that the Court was without jurisdiction to entertain the
dispute and that the! Nicaraguan Application was inadmissible