Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium) - Programme of the public hearings which will open on Monday 15 October 2001

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Communiqué
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forimmediate release

No. 2001/23
10 October2001

Arrest Warrant of 11 April2000
(Democratie Republic of the Congo v. Belgium)

Progfamme ofthe public hearings which will open on Monday 15 October 2001

THE HAGUE, 10 October 2001. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial
organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings in the case concerning Arrest Warrant of
Il April 2000 (Democratie Republic of the Congg v. Belgium) from Monday 15 to Friday
19 October 200 1at the Peace Palace in The Hague, seat of the Court.

The programme of hearings will be as follows:

First roundf oral arguments

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- Democratie Republic of the Congo:

Monday 15 October 2001 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Tuesday 16 October 2001 10 a.m. (continuation)

~Belgium:

Wednesday 17 October 2001 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
Thursday 18 October 2001 10 a.m. (continuation)

Second round of oral arguments

~ Democratie Republic of the Congo:

Friday 19 October 2001 9.30 a.m.-10.30 a.m.

~Belgium:

Friday 19 October 2001 4.30 p.m.-5.30 p.rn.

The history of the proceedings in the case is given in Press Release No. 2001117 of
29 June 2001, which announced the opening of the hearings on 15 October 2001. -2-

NOTE TO THE PRESS :
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1. The public hearings will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in The Hague,
Netherlands. Mobile telephonesand beepers are allowed in the courtroom provided they are turned
off or set on silent mode. Any offending deviee will be temporarily retained.

2. Members of the Press will be entitled to attenpre~ent of a poes card. The tables
reserved for them are situated on the far leftpublic entrance :ofthe Great Hall of Justice.

3. Photographs may be taken for a few minutes at the opening and at the end of the sittings.

Television crewsmay filmduring the whole proceedings, but advance notice should be given to the
Information Department (see paragraph 7). '

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

5. The verbatirn recordsf the public sittings will be p4blished daily on the Court's website
(http ://www.icj-cij.org). ·

6. Members of the Press who wish ta make telephone calls may use the phone located in the Press
Room for collect calls or the public telephonesPost Office in the basement of the Peace Palace.

7. Mr. Arthur Witteveen, First Secretary of the 1Court (tel:+ 31 70 302 2336), and
Mrs. Laurence Blairon, Information Officer (tel:1 70 302 2~37 are available to deal with any

requests for information and for making arrangements for television coverage.

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