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January 21, 2022

APPLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION (ARMENIA v. AZERBAIJAN)

ORDER

Present: President Donoghue; Vice‑President Gevorgian; Judges Tom-ka, Abraham, Bennouna, Yusuf, Xue, Sebutinde, Bhandari, Robinson, Salam, Iwasawa, Nolte; Judges ad hoc Keith, Daudet; Registrar Gautier.

The International Court of Justice, Composed as above, After deliberation,

Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Articles 31, 44, 45, paragraph 1, and 48 of the Rules of Court,

Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on 16 September 2021, whereby the Republic of Armenia instituted proceedings against the Republic of Azerbaijan concerning alleged violations of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination of 21 December 1965,

Having regard to the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Republic of Armenia on 16 September 2021 and to the Order of 7 December 2021 by which the Court indicated certain provisional measures;

Whereas, at a meeting held by the President of the Court with the Agents of the Parties by video link on 13 January 2022, pursuant to Article 31 of the Rules of Court, the Agent of Armenia indicated that the Parties had agreed to request a period of twelve months, respectively, for the preparation of a Memorial by the Applicant and a Counter-Memorial by the Respondent; and whereas the Agent of Azerbaijan confirmed the agreement between the Parties to request time-limits of twelve months for the submission of the initial written pleadings;

Taking into account the agreement of the Parties,

Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of the written pleadings:

23 January 2023 for the Memorial of the Republic of Armenia;
23 January 2024 for the Counter-Memorial of the Republic of Azerbaijan;

Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.

Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at the Peace Palace, The Hague, this twenty-first day of January, two thousand and twenty-two, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, respectively.

(Signed) Joan E. Donoghue, President.

(Signed) Philippe Gautier, Registrar.