Certain Property (Liechtenstein v. Germany) - Preliminary Objections - Schedule of public hearings to be held from 14 to 18 June 2004

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF WSTICE

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Press Release

Unofficial

No. 2004/20
27 May2004

Certain Property (Liechtenstein v. German y)

Preliminary Objections

Schednle of public hearings to be held from 14 to 18 June 2004

THE HAGUE, 27 May 2004. As announced in Press Release 2004/14 published on
16March 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the United

Nations, will hold public hearings in the case conceming Certain Property (Liechtenstein v.
Germany) from Monday 14 to Friday 18 June 2004 at the Peace Palace, seat of the Court.

The schedule for these hearings is as follows:

First round of pleadings

Monday 14 June 2004 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Germany

Wednesday 16 June 2004 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Liechtenstein

Secondround of pleadings

Thursday 17 June 2004 10 a.m.-11.30 a.m.: Germany

Friday 18June 2004 10 a.m.-11.30 a.m.: Liechtenstein

It should be pointed out that, following preliminary objections to jurisdiction and

admissibility raised by Germany on 27 June2002, the proceedings on the merits were suspended
pursuant to Article 79f the Rules of Court. The purpose of the forthcoming hearings is thus to
hear the oral statementsf the Parties on those preliminary objections.

History of the proceedings

For the historyof the proceedings, please see Press Release 2004/14 on the Court's website
(www.icj-cij.org). Click on"Docket" and then on the hyperlink showing the name of the case
conceming Certain Propertv (Liechtenstein v. Germany).

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NOTE TO THE PRESS

1. The public hearings will be he1d 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

themare situatedto 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 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 duringthe 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 weil as
Mrs. Laurence Blairon and Mr. Boris Heim, Information Officers, are available to deal with any
requests from the Press (tel:+31-70-302 2337; e-mail address: [email protected]).