Certain Iranian Assets (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) - The Court authorizes the submission of a Reply by the Islamic Republic of Iran and a Rejoinder by the United States of A

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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2019/51
26 November 2019
Certain Iranian Assets (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) The Court authorizes the submission of a Reply by the Islamic Republic of Iran and a Rejoinder by the United States of America and fixes the time-limits for the filing of those written pleadings
THE HAGUE, 26 November 2019. By an Order dated 15 November 2019, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has authorized the submission of a Reply by the Islamic Republic of Iran and a Rejoinder by the United States of America in the case concerning Certain Iranian Assets (Iran v. United States of America) and fixed 17 August 2020 and 17 May 2021 as the respective time-limits for the filing of those written pleadings.
The Court made this Order taking into account the views of the Parties.
The subsequent procedure has been reserved for further decision.
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History of the proceedings
For a complete history of the proceedings, see paragraphs 166-175 of the Annual Report of the Court for 2018-2019, which is available on the Court’s website (www.icj-cij.org).
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The full text of the Order is also available on the Court’s website.
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