13 1. To dismiss the preliminary objection filed by the State of Nicaragua. 2. To continue hearing the instant case. Judge Alejandro Montiel Argüello informed the Court of his Concurring Opinion, which is attached to this Judgment. Done in Spanish and in English, the Spanish text being authentic, at San José, Costa Rica, this first day of February, 2000. Antônio A. Cançado Trindade President Máximo Pacheco-Gómez Pesantes Hernán Salgado- Oliver Jackman Alirio Abreu-Burelli Sergio García-Ramírez Carlos Vicente de Roux-Rengifo Alejandro Montiel-Argüello Judge ad hoc Manuel E. Ventura-Robles Secretary So ordered, Antônio A. Cançado Trindade President Manuel E. Ventura-Robles Secretary