Aerial Incident of 3 July 1988 (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) - Hearings to open on 12 September 1994

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NTERNATIONAL~OURTOF JUSTICE

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Communiqué
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unofficial
for inmediate raloaao

No. 94/8

14 March 1994

The following information is communicated to the Press by the
Registry of the International Court of Justice:

Public sittings to hear the oral arguments of the Parties in the
case concerning the -t of 3 July 1988 (Islamic Re~&iic of
Lciul V. United States of Arne-, will open at 10.00 Lm. on Mondav
-er 1994, in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace at The

Hague.

As the United States filed certain preliminary objections to the
jurisdiction of the Court and the admissibility of the application, the
oral proceedings shall be confined to these issues.

NOTE FOR THE PRESS

1. The public sittings will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of
the Peace Palace. Members of the Press will be entitled to attend it
after presentation of a press identification card or an admission card,
which may be obtained upon application. The tables reserved for them are

situated on the far left of the public entrance of the courtroom.

2. Photographs may be taken before the opening and during the first
few minutes of a sitting; and also a few minutes towards the end.
Filming for cinema or television purposes is however subject to special

authorization.

3. In the Press Room, located on the ground floor of the Peace Palace
(Room 5), the Court's proceedings will be relayed through a loudspeaker.

4. Members of the Press may use only the public telephones in the
Post Office in the basement of the Palace.

5. Mr. A. Th. Witteveen, Secretary of the Court (telephone
extension 30223361, or, in his absence Mrs. N.C. El-Erian, Information

Officer (telephone extension 30223371, will be available to deal with any
requests for information.by members of the press.