East Timor (Portugal v. Australia) - Hearings to open on 30 January 1995

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No. 94/22

31 October 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 case
concerning East Timor (Portugal v. Australia), will open at 10.00 a.m. on
Mondav 30 January 1995, in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace

at The Hague. The hearings are scheduled to last for three weeks, until
17 February 1995.

NOTE FOR THE 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 it
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. Photographs 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 tele-visionpurposes 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 3022336), or, in his absence Mrs. N.C. El-Erian, Information
Officer (telephone extension 3022337), will be available to deal with any
requests for information by members of the press.