On 14  and 15 November 2023 from 10:00 to 11:30 (The Hague time)  The International Court of Justice will hold public hearings  in the case concerning Arbitral Award  (Guyana v. Venezuela) on Tuesday  14 and Wednesday 15 November 2023 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. It is recalled that on  29 March 2018, Guyana filed an Application instituting proceedings against Venezuela.

The hearings will be devoted to the Request for the indication of provisional measures  submitted by Guyana on 30 October 2023. In its Request, Guyana states that “[o]n 23 October 2023,  the Government of Venezuela, through its National Electoral Council, published a list of five  questions that it plans to put before the Venezuelan people in a . . . ‘Consultative Referendum’ on  3 December 2023”. According to the Applicant, the purpose of this referendum is “to obtain  responses that would support Venezuela’s decision to abandon [the current proceedings before the  Court], and to resort instead to unilateral measures to ‘resolve’ the controversy with Guyana by  formally annexing and integrating into Venezuela all of the territory at issue in these proceedings,  which comprises more than two-thirds of Guyana” (see press release 2023/58). 

Only duly accredited individuals with valid identification will be permitted to enter the Peace  Palace grounds. Accredited media representatives must bring with them their personal ID and press  card. They are asked to arrive at the Peace Palace gates no later than 30 minutes before the start of  the hearings. The Press Room will be open one and a half hours before the start of the hearings and  will close one hour after they conclude.  

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,  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 

Information Department: 

Ms Monique Legerman, 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  Email: info@icj-cij.or   

More informatión: Arbitral Award of 3 October (Guyana v. Venezuela) (icj-cij.org) 

List of guests sent by the  NGO Venezolaanse Vluchtelingen who will attend the

 The International Court of Justice Public hearings  in the case concerning Arbitral Award  (Guyana v. Venezuela) 

The people below are summoned as victims of the regime and it is intended that with their participation in this hearing the arguments can be evacuated to avoid new victims and an armed conflict.

 November 15th: (Total 12)

• David Caceres 
• William Jimenez
• Marcos Sandia
• Yohmar Castillo
• Elvis Torres
• Dianny Varela
• Karlys Narvaez 
• Hermes Melendez
• Kely Castillo
• Jean Garcia
• Jhon Caceres
• Ruth Martinez