Dispute regarding Navigational and Related Rights (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) - Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings

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Press Release

Unofficial

No. 2005/24
2 December 2005

Dispute regarding Navigational and Related Rights
(Costa Rica v. Nicaragua).

Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings

THE HAGUE, 2 December 2005. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has fixed
time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings in the case concerning the Dispute regarding
Navigational and Related Rights (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), which was submitted to it on

29 September last.

In itsrder dated 29 November 2005 the Court fixed 29 August 2006 as the time-limit for
the filing of a Memorial by Costa Rica and 29 May 2007 as the time-limit for the filing of a
Counter-Memorial by Nicaragua.

The Court adopted the Order taking account of the views of the Parties. The subsequent
procedure has been reserved for further decision.

History of the proceedings

For the history of the proceedings, see Press Release No. 2005/20 on the Court's website
(www.icj-cij.org)Click on "Docket" and then on the name of the case concerning the Dispute
regarding Navigational and Related Rights (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua).

The full text of the Court's Order will be available shortly on the Court's website.

Information Department:
Mrs. Laurence Blairon, Head of the Depart+e31 70 302 23 36)

Mr. Boris Heim and Mr. Maxime Schouppe, Information Officers ( 302 23 37)
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