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The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Articles 31,
44, paragraph 4, 45, paragraph 1, and 79, paragraph 9, of the Rules of
Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on 6
December 2001, whereby the Republic of Nicaragua instituted proceedings
against the Republic of Colombia in respect of a dispute concerning "a group
of related legal issues subsisting between the Republic of Nicaragua and the
Republic of Colombia concerning title to territory and maritime
delimitation",
Having regard to the Order dated 26 February 2002, whereby the Court fixed
inter alia 28 June 2004 as the time-limit for the filing of the
Counter-Memorial of the Republic of Colombia,
Having regard to the preliminary objections to the jurisdiction of the Court
which were raised by the Government of the Republic of Colombia on 21 July
2003, within the time-limit set by Article 79, paragraph 1, of the Rules of
Court, as amended on 5 December 2000 with effect from 1 February 2001;
Whereas, by a Judgment dated 13 December 2007, the Court found that it had
jurisdiction on the basis of Article XXXI of the Pact of Bogotá to
adjudicate upon the dispute concerning sovereignty over the maritime
features claimed by the Parties other than the islands of [p 4] San Andrés,
Providencia and Santa Catalina and on the dispute concerning the maritime
delimitation between the Parties;
Whereas, at a meeting between the President of the Court and the Agents of
the Parties held on 11 February 2008, the Agent of the Republic of Colombia
requested a time-limit of nine months from the date of the meeting for the
filing of the Counter-Memorial by his Government; and whereas the Agent of
the Republic of Nicaragua indicated that his Government had no objection to
that request being granted;
Taking account of the agreement of the Parties,
Fixes 11 November 2008 as the time-limit for the filing of the
Counter-Memorial of the Republic of Colombia; 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 eleventh day of February, two thousand and
eight, 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
Nicaragua and the Government of the Republic of Colombia, respectively.
(Signed) Rosalyn HIGGINS,
President.
(Signed) Philippe COUVREUR,
Registrar.
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