Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia)

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6 December 2001
Nicaragua institutes proceedings against Colombia with regard to "legal issues subsisting" between the two States "concerning title to territory and maritime delimitation" in the western Caribbean
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1 March 2002
Territorial and Maritime dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Fixing of time-limits for the filing of written pleadings
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29 September 2003
Territorial and Maritime dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Fixing of the time-limit for the filing by Nicaragua of a written statement on the preliminary objections to jurisdiction raised by Colombia
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15 November 2006
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Preliminary Objections - Public hearings to open on Monday 4 June 2007
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11 May 2007
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Preliminary Objections - Schedule for public hearings to be held from Monday 4 to Friday 8 June 2007
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8 June 2007
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Conclusion of the public hearings on the Preliminary Objections - Court ready to begin its deliberation
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30 November 2007
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Preliminary Objections - Court to deliver its Judgment on Thursday 13 December 2007 at 10 a.m.
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13 December 2007
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Preliminary Objections - The Court finds that the 1928 Treaty between Colombia and Nicaragua settled the matter of sovereignty over the islands of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, that there is no extant legal dispute between the Parties on that question, and that the Court thus cannot have jurisdiction over the question; the Court further finds that it has jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the dispute concerning sovereignty over the other maritime features claimed by the Parties and upon the dispute concerning the maritime delimitation between the Parties
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12 February 2008
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Fixing of time-limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial of Colombia
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19 December 2008
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - The Court directs the Republic of Nicaragua to submit a Reply and the Republic of Colombia to submit a Rejoinder and fixes the time-limits for the filing of these pleadings the time-limits for the filing of these pleadings
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26 February 2010
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Costa Rica requests permission to intervene in the proceedings
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16 June 2010
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - The Republic of Honduras requests permission to intervene in the proceedings
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28 September 2010
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Proceedings on whether to grant Costa Rica's application for permission to intervene and Honduras's application for permission to intervene - The Court to hold public hearings from 11 to 22 October 2010
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15 October 2010
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Proceedings on whether to grant Costa Rica's application for permission to intervene Conclusion of the public hearings - the Court to begin its deliberation
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22 October 2010
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Proceedings on whether to grant Honduras's application for permission to intervene - Conclusion of the public hearings; Court to begin its deliberation
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15 April 2011
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - The Court to deliver its Judgments on Wednesday 4 May 2011 at 3 p.m. and 4.30 p.m., respectively, on whether to grant the applications for permission to intervene filed by Costa Rica and Honduras in the case
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4 May 2011
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - The Court finds that the Application for permission to intervene filed by Costa Rica cannot be granted
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4 May 2011
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - The Court finds that the Application to intervene submitted by Honduras in the case cannot be granted
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16 February 2012
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 23 April to Friday 4 May 2012 - Live web streaming
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9 May 2012
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Conclusion of the public hearings - Court to begin its deliberation
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8 November 2012
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - The Court to deliver its Judgment on Monday 19 November 2012 at 3 p.m. - Reading to be broadcast live on the Court’s website
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19 November 2012
Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - The Court finds that Colombia has sovereignty over the maritime features in dispute and draws a single maritime boundary
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