Written response of Nicaragua to the question put to it by Judge Donoghue at the end of the hearing held on 15 October 2010, at 5 p.m.

REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA

TERRITORIALANDMARITIMEDISPUTE

(NICARAGUA V. COLOMBIA)

PROCEEDINGS ON WHETHER TO GRANT COSTA RICA'S APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO
INTERVENE

The Hague, 22 October 2010

ANSWER TO JUDGE DONOGHUE'S QUESTION

Question : Nicaragua bas made written and oral sùbmissions to the Court regarding

Costa Rica's Application to intervene.d concerns about Costa Rica's
Application but its submissions, with respect to this particular Application, do not

expressly state that Nicaragua opposes the granting of permission to intervene.

Therefore, question is: Does Nicaragua oppose intervention by Costa Rica?

Ispite of the important burden they impose to the Parties to the main case, Nicaragua
has no oppositionnciple against interventions provided it is established that the State(s) seeking

to intervene show that they have a legal interest which may be affected by the future decision of the
Court. While it already expressed strong doubts legal interest ofthat nature in the

present case in its Written Observations, the hearings of last week have finally convinced Nicaragua
that this was not the case.

The answer to Judge Donoghue's question is therefore that the Republic of Nicaragua

does oppose intervention by Costa Rica case.

Ambassador CarlosARG~é L6LEO
Agent of Nicaragua