DECLARATION OF JUDGE YUSUF
Objection to continued misuse of compromissory clause of CERD — Request has nothing to do with CERD — It is about humanitarian law in a situation of armed conflict — It is high time the Court put an end to such misuse — CERD and its compromissory clause to be safeguarded from extraneous claims.
1. I voted against the provisional measure indicated by the Court in paragraph 67 of the Order because of the reference to “obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination”.

22 FEBRUARY 2023
ORDER
APPLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION (ARMENIA v. AZERBAIJAN)
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APPLICATION DE LA CONVENTION INTERNATIONALE SUR L’ÉLIMINATION DE TOUTES LES FORMES DE DISCRIMINATION RACIALE (ARMÉNIE c. AZERBAÏDJAN)
22 FÉVRIER 2023
ORDONNANCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraphs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE PROCEDURE 1-21
I. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS 22-25
II. PRIMA FACIE JURISDICTION 26