Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Hearings to open on 28 February 1994

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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No. 93/16
5 July 1993

Case concerning Maritime Delimitation and Territorial
Question between Qatar and B&hrain
(Qatar v. Bahrain)

Bearings to open on 28 February 1994

The following information is communicated to the Press by the
Registry of the International Court of Justice:

Public sittings to hear the oral arguments of the Parties in the
above case will open at 10.00 a,m. on Monday, 28 Februarv 1994, in the
Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace at The Hague,

These oral proceedings, like the written pleadings filed by Qatar
and Bahrain in the present case, are confined to the issues of
jurisdiction and admissibility.

NOTEFORTHE PRESS

1. The public sittings will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of
the Peace Palace. Members of the Press will be entitled to attend 1t
after presentation of a press identification card or an admission card,
which may be obtained upon application, The tables reserved for them are
situated on the far left of the public entrance of the courtroom.

2. Photographe may be taken before the opening and during the first
few minutes of a sitting; and also a few minutes towards the end.

Filming for cinema or television purposes is however subject to special
authorization.

3. In the Press Room, located on the ground floor of the Peace
Palace (Room 5), the Court's proceedings will be relayed through a
loudspeaker.

4. Members of the Press may use only the public telephones in the
Post Office in the basement of the Palace.

5. Mr. A. Th. Witteveen, Secretary of the Court (telephone
extension 233), or, in his absence, Mrs. N. C. El-Erian, Information
Officer, (telephone extension 234) will be available to deal with any
requests for information by members of the press.

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