"THE HAGUE, 11 July 2022. On Friday 22 July 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its Judgment on the preliminary objections raised by Myanmar in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar). A public sitting of the Court will take place at 3 p.m. at the Peace Palace in The Hague, during which the President of the Court, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, will read out the Court’s decision. Hearings and other Court sessions held in the ICJ’s courtroom at the Peace Palace remain closed to the public for the time being as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Only Members of the Court and representatives of the States Parties to the case will be present in the Great Hall of Justice. Members of the diplomatic corps and the public will be able to follow the reading through a live webcast on the Court’s website, as well as on UN Web TV, the United Nations online television channel. Limited access to the Peace Palace will be granted to media representatives, as indicated in the instructions below..."