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PressRelease
Unofficial
No. 2004115
22 March 2004
Avena and Other Mexican Nationals
(Mexico v. United Statesf America)
Court to deliver its Judgment on Wednesday 31 March 2004 at 10 a.m.
THE HAGUE, 22 March 2004. On Wednesday 31 March 2004 the International Court of
Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its Judgment in the case
conceming Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America).
A public sitting will be held at 10 a.m. in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in
The Hague, during which the President of the Court, Judge Shi Jiuyong, will read the Court's
Judgment, which is binding and not subject to appeal.
History of the proceedings and final submissions of the Parties
The history of the proceedings and the final submissions of the Parties can be found in Press
Releases No. 2003/25 of 25 July 2003 and No. 2003/45 of 23 December 2003. These are available
on the Court's website (www.icj-cij.oOn the home page, click on "What's new" and on the
link for the case conceming Avena andOther Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of
America). Click thenon the Press Release ofyour choice.
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NOTE TO THE PRESS
1. The public sitting 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 leftpublic entrance to the courtroom.
3. Photographs and TV shots may be taken for a few minutes only at the opening of the
sitting. The Court's 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 advance
notice of this should be given to the Information DepartThere is also a facility for the
connectionf sound-only equipment to the Court's audio system during the proceedings. -2-
4. At the end of the sitting, a press release, a summary of the Court's Judgment and the full
text of the Judgment will be distributed in the Press Room.
5. All the above-mentioned documents will also be available at that time on the Court's
website (www.icj-cij.org).
6. Members of the Press who wish to make telephone calls may use the phone located in the
Press Room for collect calls or the public telephones in the Post Office in the basement of the
Peace Palace.
7. Mr.ArthurWitteveen, First Secretary of the Court (tel.: +31-70-3022336), and
Mrs.LaurenceBlairon and Mr. BorisHeim, Information Officers, are available to deal with any
requests from the Press and for the requirements of TV crews (tel.: +31-70-3022337; e-mail
address: [email protected]).
Avena and other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) - Court to deliver its Judgment on Wednesday 31 March 2004 at 10 a.m.