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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2005/13
22 June 2005
Armed Activities on the Terri tory of the Congo (New Application: 2002)
(Democratie Republic of the Congo v. Rwanda)
Schedule of public hearings to be held from 4 to 8 Joly 2005
THE HAGUE, 22 June 2005. As announced in Press Release 2005112, the International
Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings in
the case concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (New Application: 2002)
(Democratie Republic of the Congo v. Rwanda) from Monday 4 to Friday 8 July 2005 at the Peace
Palace in The Hague, seat of the Court.
The schedule for the hearings, which will deal with issues concerning the jurisdiction of the
Court and the admissibility of the Application, is as follows:
First round of oral argument
Monday 4 July 2005 10a.m.-1 p.m. Rwanda
Tuesday 5 July 2005 10a.m.-1 p.m. Democratie Republic of the Congo
Second round of oral argument
Wednesday 6 July 2005 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Rwanda
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday 8 July 2005 Democratie Republicf the Congo
History of the proceedings
For the history of the proceedings, please refer to Press Release No. 2005/12, dated
9 May 2005, on the website of the Court (www.icj-cij.org). On the homepage, click on "Docket",
thenon the hyperlink for the case, and select the requested Press Release. - 2-
NOTE TO THE PRESS
1. The public hearings will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in
The Hague, Netherlands. Mobile telephones and beepers are allowed in the courtroom provided
they are tumed 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 situated to the far left of the public entrance to the courtroom.
3. Photographs and TV shots may be taken for a few minutes at the opening of each sitting.
The proceedings will be displayed live on a large TV screen in the Press Room, located on the ground
floor of 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 video system, but advance notice of this
should be given to the Information Department. There is also a facility for the connection of
sound-only equipment to the Court's audio system during the proceedings.
4. Telephone calls may be made from the phone located in the Press Room (collect calls only)
or from the public payphones in the Post Office in the basement of the Peace Palace.
5. Verbatim records of the hearings will be published daily on the Court's website
(www.icj-cij.org), with translations to follow as soon as practicable thereafter.
6. Mr. ArthurWitteveen, First Secretary of the Court (tel: +31-70-302 2336), as well as
Mrs. Laurence Blairon and Mr. Boris Heim, Information Officers, are available to deal with any
requests from the Press (tel:+31-70-302 2337; e-mail address: [email protected]).
Armed activities on the territory of the Congo (New Application: 2002) (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Rwanda) - Schedule of public hearings to be held from 4 to 8 July 2005