Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore) - Schedule of the public hearings which will open on Tuesday 6 November 2007

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928
Website: www.icj-cij.org

Press Release
Unofficial

No. 2007/21
20 September 2007

Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge
(Malaysia/Singapore)

Schedule of the public hearings which will open

on Tuesday 6 November 2007

THE HAGUE, 20 September 2007. As announced previously, the International Court of
Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the Un ited Nations, will hold public hearings in the case

concerning Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pula u Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge
(Malaysia/Singapore) opening on Tuesday 6 November 2007, at the Peace Palace in The Hague,
seat of the Court.

Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the Court, having considered that, in view of Article 17,

paragraph2, of the Statute of the Court, she should not take part in the decision in
the case, the
hearings will be presided over by Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, Vice-President.

Schedule for the hearings

⎯ First round of oral argument

Tuesday 6 November 2007 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Singapore

Wednesday 7 November 2007 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Singapore

Thursday 8 November 2007 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Singapore

Friday 9 November 2007 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Singapore

Tuesday 13 November 2007 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Malaysia

Wednesday 14 November 2007 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Malaysia

Thursday 15 November 2007 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Malaysia

Friday 16 November 2007 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Malaysia - 2 -

⎯ Second round of oral argument

Monday 19 November 2007 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Singapore

Tuesday 20 November 2007 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Singapore

Thursday 22 November 2007 3 p.m.-6 p.m.: Malaysia

Friday 23 November 2007 3 p.m.-6 p.m.: Malaysia

History of the proceedings

The history of the proceedings can be found in Press Release N. 006/38 of
16 November 2006 available on the Court’s website at www.icj-cij.org.

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NOTE TO THE PRESS AND P UBLIC

1. The public hearings will be held in th e Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in
The Hague, Netherlands. Mobile telephones and beepers are permitted in the courtroom provided
they are switched off. Any offending device will be temporarily retained.

2. Media representatives are subject to an accreditation procedure, the details of which
can be found in the Media Advisory attached to this Press Release.

3. Individual visitors (members of the Diplomatic Corps and the general public) are not
subject to an admission procedure. However, groups of five persons or more are kindly requested
to give advance notification of their attendance by filling out the relevant form on the Court’s
website (to the right of the screen under Calendar, click on “Attending a Hearing”, then under

Admission for Groups, click on “Online Application Form”).

4. Verbatim records of the hearings will be published daily on the Court’s website, with

translations to follow as soon as practicable thereafter.

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Information Department:

Mrs. Laurence Blairon, Secretary of the Court, Head of Department (+31 (0)70 302 2336)
Messrs. Boris Heim and Maxime Schouppe, Information Officers (+31 (0)70 302 2337)
Ms Joanne Moore, Associate Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2394)