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The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Article 44,
paragraph 3, of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order dated 10 March 2000, whereby the President of the
Court extended until 14 September 2000 and 14 September 2001 respectively
the time-limits for the filing of the Memorial of the Republic of Croatia
and the Counter-Memorial of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
Whereas, by a letter dated 26 May 2000 and received in the Registry on 29
May 2000, under cover of a letter also dated 26 May 2000 from the Ambassador
of the Republic of Croatia to the Netherlands, the Agent of Croatia
requested the Court to extend by a further period of six months
the time-limit for the filing of the Memorial, and indicated the reasons for
that request; and whereas, on receipt of that letter, the Registrar,
referring to Article 44, paragraph 3, of the Rules of Court, transmitted a
copy thereof to the Agent of Yugoslavia;
Whereas, by a letter dated 6 June 2000 and received in the Registry on the
same day by facsimile, the Agent of Yugoslavia indicated that "if the Court
grants the Applicant the extension of six months, the FR of Yugoslavia asks
the Court the same time-limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial, which
will be at the disposal of the Applicant, i.e., time-limit of eighteen
months",
Extends to 14 March 2001 the time-limit for the filing of the Memorial of
the Republic of Croatia;
Extends to 16 September 2002 the time-limit for the filing of the
Counter-Memorial of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; 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-seventh day of June two thousand, 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 Croatia and the
Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, respectively.
(Signed) Gilbert Guillaume,
President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar. |
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