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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2004/1
15 January 2004
Legal Conseguences ofthe Construction of a Wall
in the Occupied Palestinian Territorv
Reguest for advisory opinion
The Court authorizes the League of Arab States to participate in the proceedings
THE HAGUE, 15 January 2004. The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial
organ of the United Nations, has authorized the League of Arab States, at its request, to participate
in the proceedings in the case concerning Legal Consequencesthe Construction of a Wall in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory (request for advisory opinion).
By a letter dated 29 December2003, the Secretary General of the League of Arab States,
Mr. Amre Moussa, requested that the League be invited to fumish information, in writing and
orally, on the question submitted to the Court by the United Nations General Assembly.
By a letter dated 5 January 2004, the Registrar of the Court, Mr. Philippe Couvreur,
informed Mr. Moussa, that the Court had decided, pursuant to Article 66 its Statute, that the
League was likely to be able to furnish information on the question before the Court. The League
was therefore authorized to submit to the Court a written statement within the time-limit of
30 January 2004 and to participate in the hearings due to open on 23 February 2004 (see Press
Release 2003/44).
Information Department:
Mr. Arthur Witteveen, First Secretarythe Court (te+:31 70 302 23 36)
Mrs. Laurence Blairon and Mr. Boris Heim, Information Officers (+e31 70 302 23 37)
E-mail address: [email protected]
Legal Consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian Territory - Request for Advisory Opinion - The Court authorizes the League of Arab States to participate in the proceedings