International Court of Justice

Certain Activities carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua)

Latest developments in the case

14/04/2011 - Press Release 2011/12 - Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings  PDF 64 Kb

05/04/2011 - Order - Fixing of time-limits: Memorial and Counter-Memorial   PDF 22.8 Kb

08/03/2011 - Order - Order of 8 March 2011   PDF 92.2 Kb

08/03/2011 - Summary 2011/1 - Summary of the Order of 8 March 2011  PDF 145.5 Kb

08/03/2011 - Press Release 2011/6 - Request for the indication of provisional measures - The Court requests the Parties to refrain from sending to, or maintaining in the disputed territory, including the caño, any personnel, whether civilian, police or security; it authorizes Costa Rica, in certain specific circumstances, to dispatch civilian personnel there charged with the protection of the environment; and it calls on the Parties not to aggravate or extend the dispute before the Court or make it more difficult to resolve  PDF 92.7 Kb

23/02/2011 - Press Release 2011/5 - Request for the indication of provisional measures - The Court to deliver its Order on Tuesday 8 March 2011 at 3 p.m.   PDF 70.3 Kb

13/01/2011 - Press Release 2011/1 - Conclusion of the public hearings on Costa Rica's Request for the indication of provisional measures  PDF 67.6 Kb

07/12/2010 - Press Release 2010/40 - Proceedings instituted by the Republic of Costa Rica against the Republic of Nicaragua - Request for the indication of provisional measures - The Court to hold public hearings from Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 January 2011  PDF 74 Kb

19/11/2010 - Press Release 2010/38 - Costa Rica institutes proceedings against Nicaragua and requests the Court to indicate provisional measures  PDF 80.9 Kb