Overview
- Mexico’s reply brief is now due on August 25, 2026, with Ecuador’s rejoinder scheduled for February 27, 2027.
- The International Court of Justice approved a second exchange of written pleadings following consultations with both parties.
- The case stems from the April 5, 2024 entry by Ecuadorian security forces into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and the detention of Jorge Glas, who had received asylum.
- Mexico alleges violations of the Vienna Convention, including unlawful entry, interception of embassy communications, excessive security deployments, and harassment and physical attacks on diplomatic staff.
- The court also authorized a second written round in the related dispute over Glas’s asylum, using the same extended timetable.