LaGrand (Germany v. United States of America) - Provisional measures - The Court calls on the United States to take measures to prevent the execution of Walter LaGrand pending a final decision

INTERNATIONAL COURTOFJUSTICE

Peace Palace, 2517 KJ The Hague. Tel.(31-70-302 23 23). Cables: Intercourt, The Hague.
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Communiqué
unofficial

forimmediaterelease

No. 99/8
3 March 1999

Case concerning the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
(Germany v. United States of America)

Reguest for the indication of provisional measures

Court to give its decision today, Wednesday 3 March 1999 at 7 o.m.

THE HAGUE, 3 March 1999. This evening, at 7 p.m., the International Court of Justice
(ICJ) will give îts decision on the request for the indication provisional measures made by
Germany in the case conceming the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations CGermany v. United
States of America).

Vice-President Weeramantry, exercising the functions of the presidency in the case (the
President being a nationalof the United States), will read the Court's Order at a public sitting.

Germany instituted proceedings against the United States before the Court in the evening of
2 March 1999 in a dispute concerning alleged violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations of24 April 1963 with respect to the case of Messrs Karl and Walter LaGrand, German

nationals convicted of murder in Arizona (United States). Karl LaGrand was executed on
24 F ebruary last. His brother Walter is due to be executed toy.

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NOTE FOR THE PRESS

1. The public sitting will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in
The Hague, the Netherlands. Mobile telephones and beepers are allowed in the courtroomovided
they are turned off or set on silent mode. Any offending deviee will be temporarily retained.

2. Members of the Press will be entitled to attend on presentation of 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.

3. Photographs may be taken for a few minutes at the opening and at the end of the sitting.
Television crews may film, but advance notice should be given to the Information Office (see
paragraph 8).

4. ln thePress Room, located on the ground floor of the Peace Palace (Room 5), the reading
of the Court's decision will be relayed through a loudspeaker.

5. At the end of the sitting, a press release and a summary of the Order will be distributed

in the Press Room.

6. The press release, the summary and the full text of the Order will be simultaneously
available on the Website of the Court (http://www.icj-cij.ol"g). l
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Press Room for col\ect calls or the public telephones in the Post Office m the basement of the Peace
Palace.

Mrs. Laurence Blairon, Information (tel: 31-70-302 2337), are available to deal with any
requests for information and for making arrangements for television coverage.

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