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III. The International Court of Justice
3. THE PROCEDURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
3.10. Provisional Measures
3.10.4. Binding Effect / Compliance

¤ Case Concerning Avena and other Mexican Nationals
(Mexico v. United States of America)
Request for the Indication of Provisional Measures
Order of 5 February 2003

59. THE COURT,

Unanimously,

I. Indicates the following provisional measures:

(a) The United States of America shall take all measures necessary to ensure that Mr. César Roberto Fierro Reyna, Mr. Roberto Moreno Ramos and Mr. Osvaldo Torres Aguilera are not executed pending final judgment in these proceedings;
(b) The Government of the United States of America shall inform the Court of all measures taken in implementation of this Order.

II. Decides that, until the Court has rendered its final judgment, it shall remain seised of the matters which form the subject of this Order.