Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 31 March 2004 in the Case concerning Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) (Mexico v. United States of America) - Request

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. 2008/19
11 July 2008

Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 31 March 2004 in the Case concerning
Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America)
(Mexico v. United States of America)

Request for the indication of provisional measures

Court to deliver its Order on Wednesday 16 July 2008 at 3 p.m.

THE HAGUE, 11 July 2008. On Wednesday 16 July 2008, the International Court of Justice

(ICJ), principal judicial organ of the United tions, will give its Order on the request for the
indication of provisional measures submitted by Mexico in the case concerning Request for
Interpretation of the Judgment of 31 March 2004 in the Case concerning Avena and Other Mexican
Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) (Mexico v. United States of America).

A public sitting will be held at 3 p.m. ine Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in
The Hague, during which the President of the Court, Judge Rosalyn Higgins, will read the Court’s
Order.

History of the proceedings

The history of the proceedings can be foundin Press Releases No. 2008/15 of 5June2008
and No. 2008/18 of 20 June 2008, available on the Court’s website (www.icj-cij.org).

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N OTE TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1. The public sitting will be held in the Gr eat 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 ReleaseThe accreditation process

will close at midnight on Tuesday 15 July 2008. - 2 -

3. Individual visitors (with the exception of members of the Diplomatic Corps) and groups
are subject to an admission procedur e. They are kindly requested to give advance notification of

their attendance by filling out the relevant form on the C ourt’s website (to the right of the screen
under Calendar, click on “Attending a Hearing”, then under “Admission for individuals” or
“Admission for groups”, click on “Online Application Form”). The admission process will close
at midnight on Tuesday 15 July 2008.

4. At the end of the sitting, a Press Release, a summary of the Order and the full text of the
Order will be distributed. All of these documents 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, Associate Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2394)