Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy: Greece intervening) - The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 12 to Friday 16 September 2011

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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Press Release
Unofficial

2011/24 No.

Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy: Greece intervening)

The Court to hold public hearings from Monday 12
to Friday 16 September 2011

THE HAGUE, 5 August 2011. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the
principal judicial organ of the United Nations, ill hold public hearings in the case concerning
Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy: Greece intervening) , from Monday12

to Friday 16 September 2011, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court.

Schedule for the hearings

First round of oral Argument

Monday 12 September 2011 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Germany

Tuesday 13 September 2011 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Italy

Observations of Greece with respect to the subject-matter of its Intervention

Wednesday 14 September 2011 10 a.m.-12 noon

Second round of oral Argument and Observati ons with respect to the subject-matter of
Greece’s Intervention

Thursday 15 September 2011 10 a.m.-12.30 p.m.: Germany

Friday 16 September 2011 2.30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Italy

History of the proceedings
The history of the proceedings can be found in Press Releases Nos.2011/2 of

17 January 2011 and 2011/21 of 15 July 2011, available on the Court’s website (www.icj-cij.org

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N OTE TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1. The public hearings will be held in the Gr eat Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace. Mobile
telephones are permitted in the courtroom provided they are switched off.

2. Media representatives are subject to an online accreditation procedure , details of

which can be found in the Media Advisory (2 011/k) attached to this Press Release. The
accreditation procedure will close at midnight on Thursday 8 September 2011.

3. Individual visitors (with the exception of members of the Diplomatic Corps) and groups

are subject to an online admission procedure. They are kindly requested to fill out the relevant
form on the Court’s website (click on “Attending a Hearing”). The admission procedure will
close at midnight on Thursday 8 September 2011.

4. Verbatim records of the hearings will be published daily on the Court’s website, with

translations to follow as soon as practicable thereaft er. On the final day of the hearings, a Press
Release will be issued presenting the submissions of the Parties.

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Note: The Court’s press releases do not constitute o fficial documents. This press release is a

concise summary of the latest developments in the proceedings, for information purposes only.

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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
It was established by the United Nations Char ter in June 1945 and began its activities in
April1946. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands). Of the
six principal organs of the United Nations, it is th e only one not located in New York. The Court

has a twofold role: first, to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to
it by States (its judgments have binding force and are without appeal for the Parties concerned);
and, second, to give advisory opinions on lega l questions referred to it by duly authorized
United Nations organs and agencies of the system. The Court is composed of 15 judges elected for

a nine-year term by the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations. It is
assisted by the Registry, its international secr etariat whose activities are both judicial and
diplomatic, as well as administrative. The official languages of the Court are French and English.

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Information Department:

Mr. Andrey Poskakukhin, First Secretary of the Court, Head of Department (+31 (0)70 302 2336)
Mr. Boris Heim, Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2337)
Ms Joanne Moore, Associate Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2394)

Ms Genoveva Madurga, Administrative Assistant (+31 (0)70 302 2396)