DECLARATION OF JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN
My preference would have been for the issue ofurisdiction to be fully
decided at this stage. 1 have, however. voted for the Judgment, under-
standing the intent to be to offer to the Parties an opportunity, which
merits acceptance, to submit the whole of the dispute to the Court. The
reasons for the preference are accordingly not set out.
iSign~.d)Mohamed SHAHABIJDDEEN.
DECLARATION OF JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN
My preference would have been for the issue ofurisdiction to be fully
decided at this stage. 1 have, however. voted for the Judgment, under-
standing the intent to be to offer to the Parties an opportunity, which
merits acceptance, to submit the whole of the dispute to the Court. The
reasons for the preference are accordingly not set out.
iSign~.d)Mohamed SHAHABIJDDEEN. DÉCLAIRATION DE M. SHAHABUDDEEN
J'aurais préférqui: la question de la compétence soit entièrementtran-
chée Ace stade. Toutefois, j'ai votépour l'arrêt,comprenant qu'ilàvisait
offrir aux Parties l'oc~:asion,qui mérited'êtreacceptée,de soumettre l'en-
semble du différend;Lla Cour. C'est pourquoi je n'expose pas les motifs
de ma préférence.
(SignL;) Mohamed SHAHABUDDEEN.
Declaration of Judge Shahabuddeen