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[p.179]
The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Articles 13
and 44 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed by the Republic of Nicaragua in the
Registry of the Court on 28 July 1986, instituting proceedings against the
Republic of Costa Rica,
Having regard to the Order made by the Court on 21 October 1986 fixing 21
July 1987 as time-limit for the filing of the Memorial of Nicaragua and 21
April 1988 as time-limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial of Costa
Rica,
Whereas by a telex message received in the Registry on 17 July 1987 the
Agent of Nicaragua requested that the time-limit for the filing of the
Memorial be extended, for the reasons therein stated;
Whereas the Agent of Costa Rica, having immediately been notified of the
request of Nicaragua, addressed a letter to the Registrar dated 21 July 1987
in which he expressed certain reservations as to the attitude of the
Government of Nicaragua, but indicated nevertheless that the Govern-ment of
Costa Rica did not oppose the extension of the time-limit requested;
Extends to 10 August 1987 the time-limit for the filing of the Memorial of
the Republic of Nicaragua; [p 180]
Extends to 2 June 1988 the time-limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial
of the Republic of Costa Rica;
And reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.
Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this twenty-first day of July, one thousand nine
hundred and eighty-seven, in three copies, of which one will be placed in
the archives of the Court, and the others transmitted to the Government of
the Republic of Nicaragua, and to the Government of the Republic of Costa
Rica, respectively.
(Signed) Keba Mbaye,
Vice-President,
(Signed) Eduardo Valencia-Ospina,
Registrar. |
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