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Vaduz/The Hague, 11 June 2004. On Monday, 14 June, the International Court of Justice at The Hague (ICJ), begins a week of oral hearings in the case which the Principality of Liechtenstein has brought against the Federal Republic of Germany. Liechtenstein thinks that its sovereignty as a state has been infringed by Germany. In the Principality's view, Germany is treating Liechtenstein property in the territory of former Czechoslovakia as German external assets and is using it to pay German war reparation debts. The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Liechtenstein will be asking the Court to find that Germany is in breach of the rules of international law. The Principality of Liechtenstein has asked the court to declare that Germany's position is unjustified under the principles of international law and that they shall be ordered to pay compensation for the damage and losses suffered. Both parties will have the opportunity, during the week-long hearing, to persuade the Court whether or not Liechtenstein's application is admissible and whether there should be a full hearing on the merits of the case.
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