Certain Property (Liechtenstein v. Germany) - Preliminary Objections - Court to deliver its Judgment on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 3 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL COURTOFWSTICE

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Press Release
Unofficial

No. 2005/2

2 February 2005

Certain Property (Liechtenstein v. German y)

Preliminary Objections

Court to deliver its Judgment on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 3 p.m.

THE HAGUE, 2 February 2005. On Thursday 10 February 2005, the International Court of
Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its Judgment on the
Preliminary Objections to jurisdiction and admissibility raised by Germany in the case concerning
Certain Property (Liechtenstein v. Germany).

A public sitting will be held at 3 p.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.

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. 2004/14 of 16 March 2004 and No. 2004/21 of 18 June 2004. These are available on
the Court's website (www.icj-cij.orOn the home page, click on "What's New" and on the link
for the case concerning Certain Property (Liechtenstein v. Germany). Click then on "Press
Releases".

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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 left of the public 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
noticeof this should be given to the Information DepartmentThere is also a facility for the
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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. Ali 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. Arthur Witteveen, First Secretary of the Court (tel: +31-70-302 2336), and

Mrs. Laurence Blairon and Mr. Boris Heim, Information Officers, are available to deal with any
requests from the Press and for the requirements of TV crews (tel: +31-70-302 2337; e-mail address:
[email protected]).