Meanwhile, the ICJ set 21 July 2000 as the deadline for the DRC to submit its written arguments for the case against Uganda, which has not contested the Court’s jurisdiction in the matter. Uganda will then have until 21 April 2001 to file its written reply, the statement said. Uganda and the DRC are among 62 countries that have issued formal declarations recognising the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court in disputes involving each other, an ICJ registry official told IRIN on Tuesday. While Burundi and Rwanda have made no similar declaration, they must still abide by the Court’s rulings as members of the UN, the official added.
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