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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2021/19
23 August 2021
Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Colombia) Schedule for the public hearings to be held from Monday 20 September to Friday 1 October 2021
THE HAGUE, 23 August 2021. The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings in the case concerning Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Colombia) from Monday 20 September to Friday 1 October 2021, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court.
The hearings will be devoted to the merits of the case, including the counter-claims submitted by Colombia.
As announced in press release No. 2021/18, in view of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the hearings will be held in a hybrid format. Some Members of the Court will attend the oral proceedings in person in the Great Hall of Justice while others will participate remotely by video link. Representatives of the Parties to the case will participate either in person or by video link.
Guidelines for the Parties on the organization of hearings by video link can be found on the Court’s website.
Members of the diplomatic corps, the media and the public will be able to follow the hearings through a live webcast on the Court’s website, as well as on UN Web TV, the United Nations online television channel.
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Schedule for the hearings
Monday 20 September 2021 3 p.m.-6 p.m.: First round of oral argument of Nicaragua
Wednesday 22 September 2021 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3 p.m.-6 p.m.: First round of oral argument of Colombia, including counter-claims
Friday 24 September 2021 3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Observations of Nicaragua on the counter-claims of Colombia
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Monday 27 September 2021 3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Second round of oral argument of Nicaragua
Wednesday 29 September 2021 3 p.m.-6 p.m.: Second round of oral argument of Colombia, including counter-claims
Friday 1 October 2021 3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Reply of Nicaragua on the counter-claims of Colombia
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History of the proceedings
The history of the proceedings can be found in press releases Nos. 2013/36, 2016/8, 2017/35 and 2018/59, available on the Court’s website.
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Multimedia
The hearings will be streamed live and on demand (VOD) in English and French on the Court’s website, as well as on UN Web TV.
Still photographs of the hearings will be published on the Court’s website and Twitter feed (@CIJ_ICJ) on the first two days of the hearings. Selected high-resolution video footage (b-roll) of the hearings will be available for TV use on the Court’s website on the same days.
All photographs and videos made available to the media by the ICJ are free of charge and free of copyright for editorial, non-commercial use.
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Note: The Court’s press releases are prepared by its Registry for information purposes only and do not constitute official documents.
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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 Charter in June 1945 and began its activities in April 1946. 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. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands). The Court has a twofold role: first, to settle, in accordance with international law, through judgments which have binding force and are without appeal for the parties concerned, legal disputes submitted to it by States; and, second, to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and agencies of the system.
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Information Department:
Mr. Andrey Poskakukhin, First Secretary of the Court, Head of Department (+31 (0)70 302 2336)
Ms Joanne Moore, Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2337)
Mr. Avo Sevag Garabet, Associate Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2394)
Ms Genoveva Madurga, Administrative Assistant (+31 (0)70 302 2396)
Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Colombia) - Schedule for the public hearings to be held from Monday 20 September to Friday 1 October 2021