"1. Pursuant to [a]rticle 28 (4) of the Protocol, any party may, for the purpose of
executing a judgment, apply to the Court for interpretation of the judgment within
twelve months from the date the judgment was delivered, unless the Court, in the
interest of justice, decides otherwise.
2. The application shall be filed in the Registry. It shall state clearly the point or points
in the operative provisions of the judgment on which interpretation is required ".
13. It apparent from the content of the foregoing provision that a request for
interpretation of a Judgment may be declared admissible only where the three
following conditions have been met:
a) the request has been filed within twelve (12) months from the date the Judgment
was delivered
b) the request states clearly the point or points in the operative provisions on which
interpretation is required, and
c) the objective is to facilitate implementation of the Judgment.
14. Given that the judgment was delivered on 18 November 2016, the Court notes
that the Republic of Cote d'ivoire has complied with the statutory 12 months'
timeframe prescribed for submission of a request for interpretation.
15. As regards the second condition, the Republic of Cote d'ivoire merely states that
it seeks to interpret the Judgment without specifying the point(s) of the operative
provisions of the Judgment of which interpretation is requested.
16. The Court also notes, with regard to the finality of the instant Application, that
although the first question seems to relate to the aforementioned paragraph 7 of the
operative provisions of the Judgment, it is not intended to clarify the meaning of this
point. Rather, it seeks the Court's opinion as to how to implement this point, which, in
the Court's view, is the responsibility of the State of Cote d'ivoire.
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