Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) - Hearings on preliminary objections to open on 16 September 1996

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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Communiqué
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No. 96/27
9 September 1996

Oil Platforms
Uslamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America)

Hearings on preliminary objections to open on 16 September 1996

The following infonnation 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 conceming Oil Platfonns
(Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of AmeriqJ will open at 3.00 p.m. on Monday
16 September 1996, in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace at The Hague (NQ1at 10.00
a.m. as announced in Press Communiqué No. 96/4 of 6 February 1996).

As the United States filed a preliminary objection to the jurisdiction of the Court, the oral
proceedings shall be confined to this issue.

NOTE FOR THE PRESS

1. The public sitting will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace, The Hague,
The Netherlands. Members of the Press will be entitled to attend on presentation of 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 at the opening, during the first five minutes of the sitting; and
also for a few minutes towards its end. Filming for television purposes is authoriadvance
notice to be given as per paragraph 5 below.

3. ln theress 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 who wish to make phone calls may use the public telephones in the
Post Office in the basement of the Palace.

5. Mr. Arthur Witteveen, Secretary of the Court (Press and Information Matters) (tel. No. 31-
70-302 23 36), will be avai!able to deal with any requests for information by members of the Press

or for making arrangements for television coverage.