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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2022/30 19 August 2022
Certain Iranian Assets (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 19 to Friday 23 September 2022
THE HAGUE, 19 August 2022. The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings in the case concerning Certain Iranian Assets (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) from Monday 19 to Friday 23 September 2022, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court.
The hearings will be devoted to the merits of the case.
Further information will be communicated to members of the diplomatic corps, media representatives and members of the public regarding the organization of the hearings and the accreditation procedure.
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Schedule for the hearings
First round of oral argument
Monday 19 September 2022 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Iran
3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Iran
Wednesday 21 September 2022 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: United States
3 p.m.-5 p.m.: United States
Second round of oral argument
Thursday 22 September 2022 3 p.m.-6 p.m.: Iran
Friday 23 September 2022 3 p.m.-6 p.m.: United States
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History of the proceedings
The history of the proceedings can be found in press releases Nos. 2016/19, 2016/24, 2017/19, 2018/52, 2019/3, 2019/7, 2019/33 and 2019/51, available on the Court’s website.
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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)
Certain Iranian Assets (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) - The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 19 to Friday 23 September 2022