Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro)
Court to deliver its Judgment on Monday 26 February 2007 at 10 a.m.
The President of the Court will make a statement to the press
immediately after the reading of the Judgment
THE HAGUE, 12 February 2007. On Monday 26 February 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its judgment in the case concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro).
A public sitting will be held at 10 a.m. in the 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 Judgment.
Immediately after the public sitting, the President of the Court will make a statement to the media in the Small Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace.
Admission of the public and accreditation of the media
Members of the public wishing to attend the reading of the Judgment should comply with the admission procedure detailed in the attached advisory for members of the public No. 2007/b.
Media representatives wishing to cover the public sitting should, for their part, comply with the accreditation procedure detailed in the attached media advisory No. 2007/c.
History of the proceedings
The history of the proceedings, as well as the full transcripts of the hearings held between 27 February and 9 May 2006, can be found on the Court’s website at the following address:
www.icj-cij.org. Click on “Docket” and then on the hyperlink bearing the name of the case.
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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)
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