The Republic of Azerbaijan v The Republic of Armenia - PCA Case No 2023-65 - Procedural Order No 1 - Rules of Procedure & Procedural Timetable - 16 February 2024
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2024
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THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN v. THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA - PROCEDURAL TIMETABLE
EVENT; DATE
First Procedural Meeting; Friday, 12 January 2024
Azerbaijan's Statement of Claim; Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Armenia's Request for Bifurcation of Preliminary Objections; Thursday, 12 December 2024
Azerbaijan's Observations on Request for Bifurcation; Monday, 13 January 2025
Target for Decision on Bifurcation[1]; Monday, 3 February 2025
Scenario A : Bifurcated Proceedings on Preliminary Objections
Armenia's Memorial on Preliminary Objections; Thursday, 3 April 2025
Azerbaijan's Counter-Memorial on Preliminary Objections; Monday, 4 August 2025
Deadline for Parties to Exchange Any Document Requests Strictly Limited to Preliminary Objections; Monday, 18 August 2025
Parties to Exchange Production Objections; Monday, 1 September 2025
Parties to Exchange Production Replies; Monday, 8 September 2025
Case Management Conference and Hearing on Production Disputes (presumptively by videoconference); Monday, 15 September 2025
Target for Decision on Production Disputes; Monday, 22 September 2025
Production Deadline; Monday, 6 October 2025
Armenia's Reply on Preliminary Objections; Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Azerbaijan's Rejoinder on Preliminary Objections; Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Deadline to Notify Witnesses for Examination; Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Pre-Hearing Conference[2]; Monday, 2 March 2026
Hearing on Preliminary Objections (1 week reserve)[3]; 23-27 March 2026
Scenario B: Plenary Proceedings (No Bifurcation of Preliminary Objections)
Armenia's Statement of Defense; Monday, 3 November 2025
Parties to Exchange Document Requests; Monday, 24 November 2025
Parties to Exchange Production Objections; Monday, 15 December 2025
Parties to Exchange Production Replies; Monday, 5 January 2026
Case Management Conference and Hearing on Production Disputes (presumptively by videoconference); Monday, 12 January 2026
Target for Decision on Production Disputes; Monday, 26 January 2026
Production Deadline; Thursday, 26 February 2026
Azerbaijan's Reply; Monday, 18 May 2026
Armenia's Rejoinder; Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Deadline to Notify Witnesses for Examination; Wednesday, 2 December 2026
Pre-Hearing Conference[4]; Monday, 14 December 2026
Hearing on Jurisdiction and the Merits (2-1/2 weeks reserve); 18 January - 3 February 2027
[1] Given the tight period, the Tribunal reserves the right to issue a short-form decision on bifurcation by this date, with reasons to follow as soon as practicable.
[2] The Tribunal anticipates issuing a Pre-Hearing Procedural Order as soon as feasible after the Pre-Hearing Conference.
[3] In the event that the Tribunal upholds jurisdiction in full or in part, or finds that a question or objection does not possess an exclusively preliminary character, the Tribunal shall determine the schedule for further proceedings after consultations with the Parties.
[4] The Tribunal anticipates issuing a Pre-Hearing Procedural Order as soon as feasible after the Pre-Hearing Conference.