PR WASHINGTON: ABA reviews ICJ ruling on Wall 9-23-04

LEGAL EXPERTS TO DISCUSS RECENT INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE OPINION ON ISRAELI BARRIER WALL

Release: ImmediateContact: Robert SnoddyPhone: 202/662-1093
E-mail: snoddyr@staff.abanet.org

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 10, 2004 - A recent advisory opinion of theInternational Court of Justice ruled that thebarrier wall being built by Israel in the WestBank was in breach of international law, andcalled on the Israeli government to tear it downand compensate Palestinians harmed by itsconstruction.

The court also called on the UnitedNations Security Council to issue a stop-workorder to ensure that construction on the barrierceases.

Two prominent lawyers familiar with thedecision-Ambassador Philip C. Wilcox, Jr.,president of the Foundation for Middle EastPeace, and Professor Douglass Cassel, Director of the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern School of Law in Chicago-will discuss the legal questions and implications ofthis advisory opinion on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 2:30 p.m. in the John Marshall Conference Room ofthe ABA Washington, D.C. office located at 740 15th Street, N.W.

There is no charge for membersof the press, although reservations are required.WHO: Ambassador Philip C. Wilcox, Jr., president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace Professor Douglass Cassel, director of the Center forInternational Human Rights at Northwestern Schoolof Law
WHAT: International Court of Justice AdvisoryOpinion on Israel Barrier
Issue: Panel Discussion
WHERE: American Bar Association office John Marshall Conference Room, 9th floor 740 15thStreet NW
WHEN: Sept. 23, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
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