Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) - Court to deliver its Judgment on Thursday 6 November 2003 at 3 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL COURTOFWSTICE

Peace Palace, 2517 KJ The Hague. Tel: +31 (0)70 302 23 23. Cables: Intercourt,
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Press Release
Unofficial

No. 2003/33
22 October 2003

Oil Platforms

(lslamic Republic oflran v. United States of America)

Court to deliver its Judgment on Thursday 6 November 2003 at 3 p.m.

THE HAGUE, 22 October 2003. On Thursday 6 November 2003 the International Court of

Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its Judgment in the case
conceming Oil Platforms (lslamic Republic oflran v. United States of America).

A public sitting will be held at 3 p.m. the Peace Palace in The Hague, at which the
Presidentofthe Court, Judge Shi Jiuyong, will read the Court's Judgment, which is binding and not
subject to appeal.

Historyof the proceedings and final submissions of the Parties

The history of the proceedings and the final submissions of the Parties can be found in Press
Releases No.2003/3 of 20 January 2003 and No. 2003113 of 7 March 2003. These are available
on-line on the Court's website (www.icj-cij.org).he home page, click on "What's new", and
then click on the link for the case concemingl Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United
Statesof America). Then click on the Press Release ofyour choice.

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NOTE TO THE PRESS

1. The public sitting will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in The Hague,
Netherlands. Mobile telephones and beepers are allowedhe courtroom provided they are turned
off or set on silent mode. Any offending deviee will be temporarily retained.

2. Members of the Press may attend on presentation of a press card. The tables reserved for
them are situatedto the far lefte public entranceto the courtroom.

3. Photographs and TV shots may be taken for a few minutes only at the opening of the
sitting. The Court's proceedings will be displayed live on a large TV screen in the Press Room,
located on the ground floor the Peace Palace (Room 5). In the Press Room, it will be possible for
TV crews to connect recording equipment directly to the Court's new video system, but advance -2-

notice of this should be given to the Information Department. There is also a facility for the
connection of sound-onlyequipment to the Court's audio systemduring the proceedings.

4. At the end of the sitting, a press release, a summary of the Court's Judgment and the full
text of the Judgment will be distributed in the Press Room.

5. All the above-mentioned documents will also be available at that time on the Court's
website (www.icj-cij.org).

6. Members of the Press who wish to make telephone calls may use the phone located in the

Press Room for collect calls or the public telephones in the Post Office in the basement of the
Peace Palace.

7. Mr.ArthurWitteveen, First Secretary of the Court (tel: +31-70-3022336), and

Mrs. LaurenceBlairon and Mr. Boris Heim, Information Officers, are available to deal with any
requestsfrom the Press and for the requirementsof TV crews (tel: +31-70-302 2337; e-mail address:
[email protected]).