Avena and other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) - Programme of the hearings to be held from 15 to 19 December 2003

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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Press Release
Unofficial

No. 2003/41
9 December 2003

Avena and Other Mexican Nationals

(Mexico v. United States of America)

Programme of the hearings to be held from 15 to 19 December 2003

THE HAGUE, 9 December 2003. The programme of the public hearings which the
International Courtof Justice (ICJ) will hold in the case conceming Avena and Other Mexican
Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) is as follows:

First roundof oral argument

-Mexico

Monday 15 December 2003 from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

- United States of America

Tuesday 16December 2003 from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Second round of oral argument

-Mexico

Thursday 18 December 2003 from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.

- United States of America

Friday 19 December 2003 from 3 p.m. to5p.m.

History of the proceedings

For the historyf the proceedings, please refer to Press Release No. 2003/25 on the website
of the Court (www.icj-cij.org). Click on "Docket" and then on the hyperlink for the case
conceming Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America). -2-

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 left of the 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 the Press Room, located on the ground
floor of 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 new video system, but advancenotice 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 systemduring the proceedings.

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

or fromthe public payphones in the Post 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. Arthur Witteveen, First Secretary of the Court (tel: +31-70-302 2336), as well as
Mrs. Laurence Blairon and Mr. Boris Heim, Information Officers, are available to deal with any

requests from the Press (tel:31-70-3022337; e-mail address: [email protected]).