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The Court authorizes Bolivia to submit a Reply and Chile to submit a Rejoinder and fixes time-limits for the filing of these pleadings

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

THE HAGUE, 27 September 2016. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has authorized the submission of a Reply by the Plurinational State of Bolivia and of a Rejoinder by the Republic of Chile in the case concerning Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile).

By an Order dated 21 September 2016, the Court fixed 21 March 2017 and 21 September 2017 as the respective time-limits for the filing of these written pleadings.

The Court made its decision taking account of the agreement of the Parties.

The subsequent procedure has been reserved for further decision.

History of the proceedings

The history of the proceedings may be found in the Annual Report of the Court for 2014-2015 (paras. 138-149), and in press releases Nos. 2015/22 of 9 September 2015, 2015/23 of 24 September 2015 and 2015/24 of 25 September 2015, which are available on the Court's website (www.icj-cij.org).

[Source: International Court of Justice, Press Release No. 2016/27, The Hague, 27Sep16]
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