DECLARATION OF JUDGE SALAM
1. I maintain my position on the Court’s lack of jurisdiction in these proceedings, as expressed in my dissenting opinion appended to the Court’s Order of 23 July 2018 indicating provisional measures in the present case. Consequently, I have voted in favour of the operative clause of the present Order rejecting the requested measures as I am of the view that it still lacks jurisdiction to do so.
2. However, notwithstanding the Court’s statement that measures with respect to the non-aggravation of a dispute can be indicated only as an addition to specific measures to protect the rights of the parties (see paragraph 28 of the present Order), I would like, in turn, to join the Court in emphasizing the need for the Parties to refrain from any action which might aggravate or extend the present dispute; and I do so in keeping with my above-mentioned opinion.
(Signed) Nawaf SALAM.
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Declaration of Judge Salam