Order of 9 October 2007

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS

CASE CONCERNING THE DISPUTE

REGARDING NAVIGATIONAL
AND RELATED RIGHTS

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

ORDER OF 9 OCTOBER 2007

2007

COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

RECUEIL DES A|TS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES

AFFAIRE DU DIFFE uREND RELATIF
Av DES DROITS DE NAVIGATION
ET DES DROITS CONNEXES

(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)

ORDONNANCE DU 9 OCTOBRE 2007 Official citation:

Dispute regarding Navigational and Related Rights
(Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), Order of 9 October 2007,
I.C.J. Reports 2007,p.829

Mode officiel de citation:
Différend relatif à des droits de navigation et des droits connexes
(Costa Rica c. Nicaragua), ordonnance du 9 octobre 2007,
C.I.J. Recueil 2007,p.829

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ORDER

DISPUTE REGARDING NAVIGATIONAL
AND RELATED RIGHTS

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

DIFFEuREND RELATIF v DES DROITS
DE NAVIGATION ET DES DROITS CONNEXES

(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)

9 OCTOBRE 2007

ORDONNANCE 829

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

2007 YEAR 2007
9 October
General List
No. 133 9 October 2007

CASE CONCERNING THE DISPUTE

REGARDING NAVIGATIONAL

AND RELATED RIGHTS

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

ORDER

Present: President HIGGIN; Vice-President AL-KHASAWNEH ; Judges
RANJEVA,S HI,K OROMA ,P ARRA-ARANGUREN ,B UERGENTHAL ,
OWADA ,T OMKA ,A BRAHAM ,K EITH,S EPÚLVEDA-A MOR,

BENNOUNA ,SKOTNIKOV ; RegistrarOUVREUR .

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 2, 48 and 49 of the Rules of Court,

Having regard to the Order of 29 November 2005, by which the Court
fixed 29 August 2006 and 20 May 2007 as the time-limits for the filing,
respectively, of the Memorial of the Republic of Costa Rica and the
Counter-Memorial of the Republic of Nicaragua,

Having regard to the Memorial and the Counter-Memorial duly filed
by the Parties within those time-limits;

Whereas, at a meeting on 27 September 2007 between the President of
the Court and the Agents of the Parties, the Agents of Costa Rica and

Nicaragua, referring, inter alia, to the need for the further elaboration of

4830 NAVIGATIONAL AND RELATED RIGHTS ORDER 9 X 07)

certain points which were still in dispute between the Parties after the first
round of written pleadings, and to the fact that Costa Rica wished to
present new information and documents, stated that their Governments

had agreed to request the Court to authorize the filing of a Reply by the
Applicant and of a Rejoinder by the Respondent; and whereas the
Agents of both Parties also stated that their Governments had agreed on
time-limits for the filing of those pleadings, namely 15 January 2008 for
the Reply of Costa Rica and 15 July 2008 for the Rejoinder of Nicaragua;

Taking account of the agreement of the Parties and of the circum-
stances of the case,

Authorizes the submission of a Reply by Costa Rica and a Rejoinder
by Nicaragua;

Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of those pleadings:

15 January 2008 for the Reply of Costa Rica;

15 July 2008 for the Rejoinder of Nicaragua; and

Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.

Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at
the Peace Palace, The Hague, this ninth day of October, two thousand

and seven, 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 Costa Rica and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua, respec-
tively.

(Signed) Rosalyn H IGGINS ,
President.

(Signed) Philippe C OUVREUR ,

Registrar.

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Bilingual Content

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS

CASE CONCERNING THE DISPUTE

REGARDING NAVIGATIONAL
AND RELATED RIGHTS

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

ORDER OF 9 OCTOBER 2007

2007

COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

RECUEIL DES A|TS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES

AFFAIRE DU DIFFE uREND RELATIF
Av DES DROITS DE NAVIGATION
ET DES DROITS CONNEXES

(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)

ORDONNANCE DU 9 OCTOBRE 2007 Official citation:

Dispute regarding Navigational and Related Rights
(Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), Order of 9 October 2007,
I.C.J. Reports 2007,p.829

Mode officiel de citation:
Différend relatif à des droits de navigation et des droits connexes
(Costa Rica c. Nicaragua), ordonnance du 9 octobre 2007,
C.I.J. Recueil 2007,p.829

Sales number
ISSN 0074-4441 o
N de vente: 929
ISBN 978-92-1-071036-7 9 OCTOBER 2007

ORDER

DISPUTE REGARDING NAVIGATIONAL
AND RELATED RIGHTS

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

DIFFEuREND RELATIF v DES DROITS
DE NAVIGATION ET DES DROITS CONNEXES

(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)

9 OCTOBRE 2007

ORDONNANCE 829

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

2007 YEAR 2007
9 October
General List
No. 133 9 October 2007

CASE CONCERNING THE DISPUTE

REGARDING NAVIGATIONAL

AND RELATED RIGHTS

(COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA)

ORDER

Present: President HIGGIN; Vice-President AL-KHASAWNEH ; Judges
RANJEVA,S HI,K OROMA ,P ARRA-ARANGUREN ,B UERGENTHAL ,
OWADA ,T OMKA ,A BRAHAM ,K EITH,S EPÚLVEDA-A MOR,

BENNOUNA ,SKOTNIKOV ; RegistrarOUVREUR .

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 2, 48 and 49 of the Rules of Court,

Having regard to the Order of 29 November 2005, by which the Court
fixed 29 August 2006 and 20 May 2007 as the time-limits for the filing,
respectively, of the Memorial of the Republic of Costa Rica and the
Counter-Memorial of the Republic of Nicaragua,

Having regard to the Memorial and the Counter-Memorial duly filed
by the Parties within those time-limits;

Whereas, at a meeting on 27 September 2007 between the President of
the Court and the Agents of the Parties, the Agents of Costa Rica and

Nicaragua, referring, inter alia, to the need for the further elaboration of

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9 octobre
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AFFAIRE DU DIFFÉREND RELATIF

v DES DROITS DE NAVIGATION

ET DES DROITS CONNEXES

(COSTA RICA c. NICARAGUA)

ORDONNANCE

me
Présents : M HIGGINS, président ;M.L-K HASAWNEH , vice-président ;
MM. R ANJEVA,SHI,K OROMA,P ARRA-ARANGUREN ,BUERGEN -
THAL,O WADA ,T OMKA ,A BRAHAM,K EITH,S EPÚLVEDA-AMOR ,

B ENNOUNA,S KOTNIKOV, juges;M.C OUVREUR , greffier.

La Cour internationale de Justice,

Ainsi composée,

Après délibéré en chambre du conseil,

Vu l’article 48 du Statut de la Cour et les articles 31, 44, 45, para-
graphe 2, 48 et 49 de son Règlement,

Vu l’ordonnance du 29 novembre 2005, par laquelle la Cour a fixé au
29 août 2006 et au 20 mai 2007 les dates d’expiration des délais pour le
dépôt, respectivement, du mémoire de la République du Costa Rica et du
contre-mémoire de la République du Nicaragua,

Vu le mémoire et le contre-mémoire dûment déposés par les Parties
dans les délais ainsi fixés;

Considérant que, au cours d’une réunion que le président de la Cour a
tenue le 27 septembre 2007 avec les agents des Parties, les agents du

Costa Rica et du Nicaragua, se référant notamment à la nécessité de pré-

4830 NAVIGATIONAL AND RELATED RIGHTS ORDER 9 X 07)

certain points which were still in dispute between the Parties after the first
round of written pleadings, and to the fact that Costa Rica wished to
present new information and documents, stated that their Governments

had agreed to request the Court to authorize the filing of a Reply by the
Applicant and of a Rejoinder by the Respondent; and whereas the
Agents of both Parties also stated that their Governments had agreed on
time-limits for the filing of those pleadings, namely 15 January 2008 for
the Reply of Costa Rica and 15 July 2008 for the Rejoinder of Nicaragua;

Taking account of the agreement of the Parties and of the circum-
stances of the case,

Authorizes the submission of a Reply by Costa Rica and a Rejoinder
by Nicaragua;

Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of those pleadings:

15 January 2008 for the Reply of Costa Rica;

15 July 2008 for the Rejoinder of Nicaragua; and

Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.

Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at
the Peace Palace, The Hague, this ninth day of October, two thousand

and seven, 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 Costa Rica and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua, respec-
tively.

(Signed) Rosalyn H IGGINS ,
President.

(Signed) Philippe C OUVREUR ,

Registrar.

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ciser plus avant certains points divisant encore les Parties à l’issue du pre-
mier tour de procédure écrite, ainsi qu’au souhait émis par le Costa Rica
de présenter des éléments d’information et documents nouveaux, ont

indiqué que leurs gouvernements étaient convenus de prier la Cour
d’autoriser le dépôt d’une réplique par le demandeur et d’une duplique
par le défendeur; et considérant que les agents des deux Parties ont éga-
lement déclaré que leurs gouvernements s’étaient entendus sur les dates
d’expiration des délais pour le dépôt de ces pièces, à savoir le 15 jan-

vier 2008 pour la réplique du Costa Rica et le 15 juillet 2008 pour la
duplique du Nicaragua;

Compte tenu de l’accord des Parties et des circonstances de l’espèce,

Autorise la présentation d’une réplique du Costa Rica et d’une du-
plique du Nicaragua;

Fixe comme suit les dates d’expiration des délais pour le dépôt de ces
pièces de procédure:
Pour la réplique du Costa Rica, le 15 janvier 2008;

Pour la duplique du Nicaragua, le 15 juillet 2008;

Réserve la suite de la procédure.

Fait en anglais et en français, le texte anglais faisant foi, au Palais de la
Paix, à La Haye, le neuf octobre deux mille sept, en trois exemplaires,

dont l’un restera déposé aux archives de la Cour et les autres seront
transmis respectivement au Gouvernement de la République du Costa
Rica et au Gouvernement de la République du Nicaragua.

Le président,
(Signé) Rosalyn H IGGINS .

Le greffier,

(Signé) Philippe C OUVREUR .

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Fixing of time-limits: reply and rejoinder

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Document Long Title

Order of 9 October 2007

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