183. Certain activities carried out by Nicaragua in the border area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) (request for the indication of provisional Measures)

On 8 March 2011, the International Court of Justice delivered its Order regarding the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Costa Rica in the case concerning Certain Activities carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua). The Court requested the Parties to refrain from sending to, or maintaining in the disputed territory, including the caño, any personnel, whether civilian, police or security; it authorized Costa Rica, in certain specific circumstances, to dispatch civilian personnel there charged with the protection of the environment; and it called on the Parties not to aggravate or extend the dispute before the Court or make it more difficult to resolve and to inform the Court as to their compliance with the provisional measures indicated.

Related Subject(s): International Law and Justice