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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2013/25
2 October 2013
Certain Activities carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area
(Costa Rica v. Nicaragua)
Request for the indication of new provisional measures
The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 October 2013
THE HAGUE, 2 October 2013. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal
judicial organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings in the case concerning Certain
Activities carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), (“the Costa
Rica v. Nicaragua case”), from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 October 2013, at the Peace Palace in
The Hague, the seat of the Court.
The hearings will be devoted to the request for the indication of new provisional measures
filed on 24 September 2013 by Costa Rica (see Press Release No. 2013/23).
Schedule for the hearings
First round of oral observations
Monday 14 October 2013 10 a.m.-1 p.m: Costa Rica
Tuesday 15 October 2013 10 a.m.-1 p.m: Nicaragua
Second round of oral observations
Wednesday 16 October 2013 10 a.m.-11.30 a.m.: Costa Rica
Thursday 17 October 2013 10 a.m.-11.30 a.m.: Nicaragua
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Procedural History
It is recalled that, on 17 April 2013, the Court joined the proceedings in the Costa Rica v.
Nicaragua case and in the case concerning the Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the San
Juan River (Nicaragua v. Costa Rica), “in conformity with the principle of the sound administration
of justice and with the need for judicial economy”. The history of those proceedings can be found
in paragraphs 1 to 11 of the Order of 16 July 2013.
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Further information regarding the accreditation/admission procedures for these hearings will
be distributed in due course.
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Information Department:
Mr. Andrey Poskakukhin, First Secretary of the Court, Head of Department (+31 (0)70 302 2336)
Mr. Boris Heim, Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2337)
Ms Joanne Moore, Associate Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2394)
Ms Genoveva Madurga, Administrative Assistant (+31 (0)70 302 2396)
- Request for the indication of new provisional measures - The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 October 2013
Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) - Request for the indication of new provisional measures - The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 October 2013