Legality of Use of Force (Serbia and Montenegro v. France) - Preliminary Objections - Schedule of public hearings to be held from 19 to 23 April 2004

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Peace Palace, 2517 KJ The Hague. Tel: +31 (0)70 302 23 23. Cables: Intercourt,
The Hague. Fax: +31 (0)70 364 99 28. Telex: 32323. E-mail address:

[email protected]. Internet address: http://www.icj-cij.org.

Press Release
Unofficial

No. 2004/17
8 April2004

Legality of Use of Force
(Serbia and Montenegro v. Belgium), (Serbia and Montenegro v. Canada);
(Serbiaand Montenegro v. France); (Serbia and Montenegro v. Germany);
(Serbia and Montenegro v. ltaly); (Serbia and Montenegro v. Netherlands);
(Serbia and Montenegro v. Portugal); and (Serbia and Montenegro v. United Kingdom)

Preliminary Objections

Schedule of public hearings to be held from 19 to 23 April 2004

THE HAGUE, 8 April2004. As announced in Press Release 2004/13, the International
Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings in
the eight cases concerning LegalitvfUse of Force: (Serbia and Montenegro v. Belgium), (Serbia
and Montenegro v. Canada), (Serbia and Montenegro v. France), (Serbia and Montenegro v.
Germany), (Serbia and Montenegro v.J!illy1(Serbia and Montenegro v. Netherlands), (Serbia and

Montenegro v. Portugal) and (Serbia and Montenegro v. United Kingdom), from Monday 19 to
Friday 23 April 2004 at the Peace Palace, seat of the Court.

The Court will sit in the morning from 10 a.m. and until 1 p.m. at the latest. In the afternoon,
the Court will sit from 3 p.m. until6 p.m. at the latest. The schedule for these hearings is as

follows:

First round of pleadings

Monday 19 April 2004 morning: Belgium

The Netherlands

afternoon: Canada
Portugal
United Kingdom

Tuesday 20 April 2004 mornmg: Germany
France
Italy

Wednesday 21 April 2004 morning: Serbia and Montenegro -2-

Second round of pleadings

Thursday 22 April 2004 mommg: Belgium

The Netherlands
Canada
Portugal

aftemoon: United Kingdom
Germany
France
Italy

Friday 23 April 2004 aftemoon: Serbia and Montenegro

History of the proceedings

For the history of the proceedings, please refer to Press Release No. 2004/13 dated

16March 2004 on the website of the Court (www.icj-cij.org). Click on "Docket", then on the
hyperlink for the case and select the requestedress Release.

NOTE TO THE PRESS

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

2. Members of the Press may attend on presentation of a press card. The tables reserved for
them are situated to the far leftthe public entrance to the courtroom.

3. Photographs and TV shots may be taken for a few minutes at the opening of each sitting.
The proceedings will be displayed live on a large TV screen in thess Room, located on the ground
floorof the Peace Palace (Room 5). In the Press Room, it will be possible for TV crews to
connect recording equipment directly to the Court's video system, but advance notice of this

should be given to the Information Department. There is also a facility for the connection of
sound-onlyequipment to the Court's audio system during the proceedings.

4. Telephone calls may be made from the phone located in the Press Room (collect calls only)

or from the public payphones in theost Office in the basement of the Peace Palace.

5. Verbatim records of the hearings will be published daily on the Court's website

(www.icj-cij.org), with translations to follow as soon as practicable thereafter.

6. Mr. ArthurWitteveen, First Secretary of the Court (tel: +31-70-302 2336), as weil as
Mrs. Laurence Blairon and Mr. Boris Heim, Information Officers, are available to deal with any

requests from thePress (tel: +31-70-302 2337; e-mail address: [email protected]).