The two-day hearing will take place at the high court in London beginning on July 12th, 2011.
Assange is appealing against a ruling by Judge Howard Riddle at Belmarsh magistrates' court in south London that extradition would not breach his human rights. Riddle dismissed all of Assange's arguments that he could not get a fair trial and rejected his claim that extradition to Sweden would violate his human rights.
Assange has said he fears extradition to Sweden could be a stepping stone to him being sent to the US to stand trial on fresh charges relating to WikiLeaks, and that he could even face the death penalty. Assange described the ruling as "rubber stamping" and the result of a "European arrest warrant system run amok". He denies the allegations against him and believes they were politically motivated, particularly after WikiLeaks' publication of leaked American diplomatic cables that rocked the US government.
If his appeal is unsuccessful, Assange could take his case to the supreme court, the United Kingdoms highest court, guardian.co.uk says.
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