Letter of the Agent the Netherlands

Document Number
13219
Document Type
other_document
Case
110 - Legality of Use of Force (Serbia and Montenegro v. Netherlands)
Incidental Proceedings
Preliminary objections
Date of the Document
Document File
13219.pdf

Darc JanuaryId,2003

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Sir,

Jhavethe honouPDdm tothe casconcerninghgdm ofUreqfFme yUugdmb

v.NethrU) andtoyourletawda~d 20 Decemk 3002,trmsmittin?heFederal
RepriblofYugoslwiabs wtittaobsemati011andsubmissionsof18 Deeembsr 2002
ontheFretimhay Objomions oftheKingdomof theNetB~fhds.

TbcNetherhds regardsthewrittenobsematio3andsubmissionsof theFed-

RepublicofYugoshwiaasamounting toacceptanceoftheNetherlandPreliminmy
ObjectionsfJuI y000?battheFeded RepublicofYugoslaviawas notentitleto
sppw beforthe Courtnorhad in q way validlseecpte tdejurisdictiofthe
CourtorconferrejurfsdictiouotheCourtwer tilclaim broughtbythe Federal
P!p:blic~fYvps!avi~ @st theNetherlauds, odmonsuatedthat suchclaims

wereadmissible.

ForthereasonsadvancedinthePretirnlnaybjectivesoftheNaherlardsand inhc
li&tofthewritteobservationand submissionsubmittedbytheFederalRepublic

ofYugoslaviainitssmtemeatof 8Decembm 2002, thNetherlandsrequestthe
Courttoadjudgeanddeclarethait Izksjurisdictioverthepm-edings broughtby
theFderalRepublieof Yugoslaviand thatthclaimsbroughtby iagainstthe
Netherlandinthesepromedine areinadmisstble. Inheah&a, iftheCourweretoconcludthatbyirswri& obm8ti61rsiM
~ubmissioof 18Decembe r002theFederaRepubIicfYupslaviahasiafkt
inhaed theCourt inoiphq onwiththpeedings (Artic89oftheRules
ofthC~W)~ tfrNetherlands y stamthaitb88noobjectiobthe
dis0011~~ce atheprocdiugs.

AcceptSirtheassuranodsmy bigbcsconsideration.

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Letter of the Agent the Netherlands

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