Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile)

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24 April 2013
Bolivia institutes proceedings against Chile with regard to a dispute concerning the obligation of Chile to negotiate the "sovereign access of Bolivia to the Pacific Ocean"
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1 July 2013
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings
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16 July 2014
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - Fixing of the time-limit for the filing of a written statement by Bolivia on the preliminary objection to the jurisdiction of the Court raised by Chile
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16 February 2015
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - Preliminary Objection - The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May 2015
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8 May 2015
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - Conclusion of the public hearings on the Preliminary Objection raised by the Republic of Chile - Court to begin its deliberation
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9 September 2015
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - Preliminary Objection to the jurisdiction of the Court - The Court to deliver its Judgment on Thursday 24 September 2015
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24 September 2015
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - The Court rejects the preliminary objection raised by Chile and finds that it has jurisdiction to entertain the Application filed by Bolivia on 24 April 2013
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25 September 2015
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - Fixing of time-limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial of Chile
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27 September 2016
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - The Court authorizes Bolivia to submit a Reply and Chile to submit a Rejoinder and fixes time-limits for the filing of these pleadings
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31 January 2018
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 19 to Wednesday 28 March 2018
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28 March 2018
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - Conclusion of the public hearings - The Court to begin its deliberation
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13 September 2018
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - The Court to deliver its Judgment on Monday 1 October 2018 at 3 p.m.
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1 October 2018
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) - The Court finds that the Republic of Chile did not undertake a legal obligation to negotiate a sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean for the Plurinational State of Bolivia
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