Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria) - Request for the indication of provisional measures - Progress and conclusion of public hearings

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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Communiqué

for immediate release

No. 96110
Il March 1996

Case concerning the Land ànd Maritime Boundary
(Cameroon v. Nigeria)

Request for the indicationf provisional measures

Progress and conclusion of public hearings
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The following infonnation is communicated to the Press by the Registry of the International
Court of Justice:

The public hearings held by the Court on the request for the indication of provisional
measures made by Cameroon in the above case, which opened on Tuesday 5 March 1996, were
concluded on Friday 8 March 1996.

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During the first round of oral arguments. held on 5 and 6 March, statements were made:

- on behalf of Cameroon, by H.E. Mr. Douala Moutoume, Agent of Cameroon, by Professor
Maurice Kamto and Dean Peter Ntam1ack, Co-Agents, by Professor Alain Pellet, Deputy-Agent,
Counsel and Advocate, and by H.E. Mr. Paul Bamela Engo and Professor Jean-Pierre Cot,
Counsel and Advocates;

- on behalf of Nigerby,Chief M.A. Agbamuche, Agent ofN igeria, by Chief Richard Akinj ide,
Co-Agent, and by Professor lan Brownlie, Sir Arthur Watts and Professor James Crawford,
Counsel and Advocates.

Vice-President Schwebel put a question to the Agents of both Parties and Judges Oda and
Guillaume each put a question to the Agent of Nigeria.

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The second round took place on 8 March. The speakers were:

on behalf of Cameroon, HAg.o~ranmPresMarion,ume,
Kamto, Co-Agent, Professor Alain Pellet, Deputy-Agent,fessor
Jean-Pierre Cot, Counsel 1nd Advocate;
-on behalf of Nigeria, Chief M.A. Agbamuche, Agent of Nigeria, by Chief Richard Akinjide,
Co-Agent, and Professor lan Brownlie, Sir Arthur Watts and Professor James Crawford, Counsel
and Advocates.

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The hearings now being completed, the Court will begin to consider its decision.
The datehe public sitting at which the Order oh the request for the indication of
provisional measures is ta be read will be announced in a Prbss Communiqué.