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Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the San Juan River (Nicaragua v. Costa Rica)

Proceedings joined with Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) on 17 April 2013

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  • 25/07/2013 - Press Release 2013/18 - Certain Activities carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) - Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the San Juan River (Nicaragua v. Costa Rica) - The Court finds that the circumstances, as they now present themselves to the Court, are not such as to require the exercise of its power to modify the measures indicated in the Order of 8 March 2011 and reaffirms those measures  PDF 301.5 Kb
  • 01/05/2013 - Press Release 2013/12 - Certain Activities carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) – Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the San Juan River (Nicaragua v. Costa Rica) - The Court rules on the counter-claims submitted by Nicaragua: it finds that the first claim is without object, that the second and third claims are inadmissible and that there is no need for it to entertain the fourth claim   PDF 119.6 Kb
  • 23/04/2013 - Press Release 2013/10 - Certain Activities carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) – Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the San Juan River (Nicaragua v. Costa Rica) - The Court joins the proceedings in the two cases  PDF 124.8 Kb
  • 18/04/2013 - Order - Counter-claims   PDF 174.4 Kb
  • 17/04/2013 - Order - Joinder of proceedings   PDF 117.1 Kb
  • 26/01/2012 - Press Release 2012/3 - Construction of a road in Costa Rica along the San Juan River (Nicaragua v. Costa Rica) - Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings   PDF 74.6 Kb
  • 23/01/2012 - Order - Fixing of time-limits: Memorial and Counter-Memorial   PDF 23.4 Kb
  • 22/12/2011 - Press Release 2011/40 - Nicaragua institutes proceedings against Costa Rica with regard to “violations of Nicaraguan sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory”  PDF 85.8 Kb