Legal Consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian Territory - Request for Advisory Opinion - 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. 2004/9

18 February 2004

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

Schedule of public hearings to be held from 23 to 25 February 2004

THE HAGUE, 18 February 2004. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial

organ of the United Nations, has been informed by Palestine, as weil as South Africa, Algeria,
Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Belize, Cuba, Indonesia, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Senegal, the
Sudan and Turkey, and by the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference,
of their desire to present oral statements in the case concerning the Legal Consequences of the
Constructionof a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (request for advisory opinion). In order

that they may be heard, the Court will hold public sittings from 23 February 2004 to
25 February 2004 at the Peace Palace, where it has its seat.

The Court will sit in the moming from0 a.m. to 1p.m. and in the aftemoon from 3 p.m. to
6 p.m. The schedule for these hearings is as follows:

Monday 23 February 2004 moming: Palestine

aftemoon: South Africa
Algeria
Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh

Tuesday 24 February 2004 moming: Belize
Cuba
Indonesia

Jordan

aftemoon: Madagascar
Malaysia
Senegal

Wednesday 25 February 2004 moming: Sudan
Turkey
League of Arab States
Organization of the Islamic Conference -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
concerning the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory (Reguest for Advisory Opinion).

Importantreminders

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 respectf media and public access
to the Peace Palace. Only those journalists and members of the public who have been duly
accreditedby the Court will be allowed into, respectively, thePress Centre and the Small Hall of
Justicein 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, are available to the press for all further
information(tel.:+ 31 70 302 23 37; e-mail: [email protected]).