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Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company, Limited (Belgium v. Spain)

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Overview of the case

On 23 September 1958, Belgium instituted proceedings against Spain in connection with the adjudication in bankruptcy in Spain, in 1948, of the above-named company, formed in Toronto in 1911. The Application stated that the company’s share-capital belonged largely to Belgian nationals and claimed that the acts of organs of the Spanish State whereby the company had been declared bankrupt and liquidated were contrary to international law and that Spain, as responsible for the resultant damage, was under an obligation either to restore or to pay compensation for the liquidated assets. In May 1960, Spain filed preliminary objections to the jurisdiction of the Court, but before the time-limit fixed for its observations and submissions thereon Belgium informed the Court that it did not intend to go on with the proceedings. Accordingly, the case was removed from the List by an Order of 10 April 1961.

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Institution of proceedings

Application instituting proceedings (French version only) (French version only)

23 September 1958

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Written proceedings

Memorial of the Belgian Government (French version only)

15 June 1959

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Preliminary Objections filed by the Spanish Government (French version only)

21 May 1960

Procedure(s): Preliminary objections

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Orders

Fixing of time-limits: Memorial and Counter-Memorial

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Extension of time-limit: Counter-Memorial

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Fixing of time-limit: Written Statement on observations and submissions on Preliminary Objections

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Extension of time-limit: Written Statement on observations and submissions on Preliminary Objections

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Removal from the list

Procedure(s): Preliminary objections | Discontinuance

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Press releases

25 September 1958

The Government of the Kingdom of Belgium instituting proceedings against the Spanish State

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8 December 1959

Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company - Extension of the time-limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial of the Spanish Government

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23 May 1960

Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company - The Spanish Government presents Preliminary Objections to the jurisdiction of the Court

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22 June 1960

Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company - Time-limit within which Belgium may present a written statement of its observations and submissions on the objections

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12 November 1960

Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company - The Court extends the time-limit for the filing of the observations and submissions of the Belgian Government on the Preliminary exceptions

Application instituting proceedings (French version only)
(French version only)

Memorial of the Belgian Government
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Preliminary Objections filed by the Spanish Government
(French version only)