THE HAGUE, 30 September 2021. The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial
organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings in the case concerning Application of the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v.
Armenia) on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 October 2021, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat
of the Court.
The hearings will be devoted to the request for the indication of provisional measures
submitted by the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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.
The hearings will be streamed live in English/French on the ICJ website, & on UN Web TV: https://media.un.org/en/webtv/