Legal Consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian Territory - Request for Advisory Opinion - The Court authorizes the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to participate i

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF WSTICE

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Press Release
Unofficial

No. 2004/2
22 January 2004

Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Reguest for advisory opinion

The Court authorizes the Organisation of the Islamic Conference
to participate in the proceedings

THE HAGUE, 22 January 2004. The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial
organ of the United Nations, has authorized the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, at its
request, to participate in the proceedings in the case conceming Legal Consequences of the
Constructionof a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (request for advisory opinion).

By a letter dated 14 January 2004, the General Secretariat of the Organisation of the Islamic
Conference requested that the Organisation be authorized to fumish information on the question
submitted to the Court by the United Nations General Assembly.

By a letter dated 19 January 2004, the Registrar of the Court informed the General

Secretariatf the Organisation that the Court had decided, pursuant to Article 66 of its Statute, that
the Organisation was likely to be able to fumish information on the question before the Court. The
Organisation has therefore been authorized to submit to the Court a written statement within the
time-limit of 30 January 2004 and to participate in the oral proceedings opening on
23 February 2004 (see Press Release 2003/44).

Information Department:
Mr. Arthur Witteveen, First Secretary the Court (te+:31 70 302 23 36)

Mrs. Laurence Blairon and Mr. Boris Heim, Information Officers (tel:1 70 302 23 37)
E-mail address: [email protected]