INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928
Website: www.icj-cij.org
Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2008/8
29 April 2008
Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge
(Malaysia/Singapore)
Court to deliver its Judgment on Friday 23 May 2008 at 10 a.m.
THE HAGUE, 29April2008. On Friday 23May2008, the International Court of
Justice(ICJ), principal judicial organ of the Un ited Nations, will deliver its Judgment in the case
concerning Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pula u Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge
(Malaysia/Singapore).
A public sitting will take place at 10 a.m. at the Peace Palace in The Hague, during which the
Vice-President of the Court, Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, Acting President in the case, will
read the Court’s Judgment.
History of the proceedings
The history of the proceedings can be found in Press Releases No.2006/38 of
16 November 2006 and No. 2007/21 of 20 September2007 available on the Court’s website
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N OTE TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
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 permitted in the courtroom provided
they are switched off. Any offending device will be temporarily retained.
2. Media representatives are subject to an accreditation procedure , the details of which
can be found in the Media Advisory attached to this Press Release. - 2 -
3. Individual visitors (members of the Di plomatic Corps and the general public) are not
subject to an admission procedure. However, groups of five or more are kindly requested to give
advance notification of their attendance by filling out the relevant form on the Court’s website
(to the right of the screen under Calendar, clic k on “Attending a Hearing”, then under Admission
for Groups, click on “Online Application Form”).
4. At the end of the sitting, a Press Release, a summary of the Judgment and the full text of
the Judgment will be distributed. All of these docum ents will be made available at the same time
on the Court’s website.
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Information Department:
Mrs. Laurence Blairon, Secretary of the Court, Head of Department (+31 (0)70 302 2336)
Messrs. Boris Heim and Maxime Schouppe, Information Officers (+31 (0)70 302 2337)
Ms Joanne Moore, Assistant Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2394)
- Court to deliver its Judgment on Friday 23 May 2008 at 10 a.m.
Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore) - Court to deliver its Judgment on Friday 23 May 2008 at 10 a.m.