Proceedings instituted by Argentina against Uruguay - Request for the indication of provisional measures - The Court will hold public hearings on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 June 2006

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Press Release
Unofficial

No. 2006/19
11 May 2006

Proceedings instituted by Argentina against Uruguay

Reguest for the indication provisional measures

The Court will hold public hearings on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 .June2006

THE HAGUE, 11 May 2006. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public
hearings on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 June06 on the request for the indication of provisional
measures submitted on 4 May006 by Argentina in the proceedings brought by it against Uruguay
conceming alleged breaches by Uruguay of obligations incumbent upon it under the Statute of the
River Uruguay, a treaty signed by Argentina and Uruguay on 26 February 1975.

The hearings will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in The Hague, seat
of the Court. The schedule for the hearings will be as follows:

First round of oral argument: Thursday 8 June 2006

Argentina 10.00a.m.-1 p.m.
Uruguay 3.00 p.m.-6 p.m.

Second round of oral argument: Friday 9 June 2006

Argentina 10.00 a.m.-noon
Uruguay 4.30 p.m.-6.30 p.m.

History of the proceedings

For the history of the proceedings, please refer to Press Release No. 2006/17 of 4 May 2006,
on the Court's website (www.icj-cij.orgOn the homepage, click on "Docket", then on the
hyperlink for the case. -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 turned off. 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. Mrs. Laurence Blairon, Head of the Information Department (tel: +31-70-302 2336), and

Mr. Boris Heim and Mr. Maxime Schouppe, Information Officers, are available to deal with any
requests from the Press (tel: +31-70-302 2337; e-mail address: [email protected]).