Legal Consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian Territory - Request for Advisory Opinion - Final schedule of public hearings to be held from 23 to 25 February 2004

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Peace Palace, 2517 KJ The Hague. Tel: +31 (0)70 302 23 23. Cables: Intercourt,
The Hague. Fax: +31 (0)70 364 99 28. Telex: 32323. E-mail address:

[email protected]. Internet address: http://www.icj-cij.org.

Press Release
Unofficial

No. 2004/11
20 February 2004

Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
(Reguest for advisory opinion)

Final schedule of public hearings to be held from 23 to 25 February 2004

THE HAGUE, 20 February 2004. Further to Press Release 2004/9, the final schedule of the
public hearings which are to open on 23 February 2004 in the case conceming Legal Consequences
of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (request for advisory opinion)
will be as follows:

Monday 23 February 2004 moming: -Palestine

aftemoon: - South Africa

-Algeria
- Saudi Arabia
-Bangladesh

Tuesday 24 February 2004 moming: -Belize
-Cuba
-lndonesia
-Jordan

aftemoon: -Madagascar
-Malaysia

-Senegal

Wednesday 25 February 2004 moming: -Sudan
- League of Arab States
- Organization of the Islamic Conference

The Court will sit in the moming from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. and in the aftemoon from 3 p.m.

to 6p.m. -2-

History of the proceedings

For the history of the proceedings, please see Press Release 2004/5 on the Court's website
(www.icj-cij.org). Click on "Docket" and then on the hyperlink showing the name of the case

conceming the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory (request for advisory opinion).

Important reminders

As indicated in Press Releases 2004/6, 2004/7 and 2004/8, given the interest aroused by
these hearings, special, very strict measures have been taken in respect of media and public access

to the Peace Palace. Only those joumalists and members of the public who have been duly
accredited by the Court will be allowed into, respectively, the Press Centre and the Small Hall of
Justice in the Peace Palace.

Mr. Arthur Witteveen, First Secretary of the Court (tel.: + 31 70 302 23 36) and
Mrs. Laurence Blairon and Mr. Boris Heim, Press Officers, will be available to members of the
publicfor all further information (tel.: 31 70 302 23 37; e-mail: [email protected]).