Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda) - The Court to hold public hearings on the question of reparations from Tuesday 20 April to Friday 30 April

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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2021/14
29 March 2021
Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda) The Court to hold public hearings on the question of reparations from Tuesday 20 April to Friday 30 April 2021
THE HAGUE, 29 March 2021. The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings on the question of reparations in the case concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda) from Tuesday 20 to Friday 30 April 2021, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court.
In view of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the hearings will be held in hybrid format. Some Members of the Court will attend the oral proceedings in person in the Great Hall of Justice, while others will participate remotely by video link. Representatives of the Parties to the case and the experts appointed by the Court will participate either in person or by video link.
Guidelines for the Parties on the organization of hearings by video link can be found on the Court’s website.
Members of the diplomatic corps, the media and the public will be able to follow the hearings through a live webcast on the Court’s website, as well as on UN Web TV, the United Nations online television channel.
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Schedule for the hearings
First round of oral argument
Tuesday 20 April 2021 11.30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Thursday 22 April 2021 11.30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Uganda)
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Questions for experts
Friday 23 April 2021 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
Monday 26 April 2021 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
Second round of oral argument
Wednesday 28 April 2021 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Friday 30 April 2021 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Uganda)
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History of the proceedings
The history of the proceedings can be found in press releases Nos. 1999/34, 2000/18, 2000/24, 2001/36, 2005/26, 2015/18, 2020/29 and 2020/30, available on the Court’s website.
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Multimedia
The hearings will be streamed live and on demand (VOD) in English and French on the Court’s website, as well as on UN Web TV.
Still photographs of the hearings will be published on the Court’s website and Twitter feed (@CIJ_ICJ) during the first week of the hearings. Selected high-resolution video footage (b-roll) of the hearings will be available for TV use on the Court’s website.
All photographs and videos made available to the media by the ICJ are free of charge and free of copyright for editorial, non-commercial use.
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Note: The Court’s press releases are prepared by its Registry for information purposes only and do not constitute official documents.
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It was established by the United Nations Charter in June 1945 and began its activities in April 1946. The Court is composed of 15 judges elected for a nine-year term by the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands). The Court has a twofold role: first, to settle, in accordance with international law, through judgments which have binding force and are without appeal for the parties concerned, legal disputes submitted to it by States; and, second, to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and agencies of the system.
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Information Department:
Mr. Andrey Poskakukhin, First Secretary of the Court, Head of Department (+31 (0)70 302 2336)
Ms Joanne Moore, Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2337)
Mr. Avo Sevag Garabet, Associate Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2394)
Ms Genoveva Madurga, Administrative Assistant (+31 (0)70 302 2396)