Dissenting Opinion by Judge Zoričič (translation)

DISSENTING OPINION BY JUDGE ZORICIC
[Translation]

1am in entire agreement with the Court's opipion that matters
concerning the observance of human rights certainly do not fa11
within the ambit of the Questions contained in the Request for
an Opinion. Similarly, 1 agree that the objection to the Court's
jurisdiction, raised by several States, and which is based on the
argument that the Questions put to the Court relate to a subject
falling exclusively within the domestic jurisdiction of the State

Separate Opinion by Judge Azevedo (translation)

SEPARATE OPINION BY JUDGE AZEVEDO

[Translation]
I. Being unable to reconcile in my mind the notions which,
though of a differing character, have been decided by one and
the same vote, namely the preliminary point regarding the Court's
capacity to comply with the Request for an Opinion and the
answer which the Court should give to the questions put to it,
1 have found some difficulty in expressing my view. True, 1

Separate opinion of Judge Elaraby

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE ELARABY

The nature and scope qf'United Nations responsibility - The international

legctlstatusoifthe OccupiedPale.stinianTerritory - Historical survey - The
la~voJ belligerent occupation, including current situation of prolongecioccupa-
tion,principle of military necessity, hreuclles«f'internutional humanitariun luw
anrithe erga omnes right to .self-cietertninclofothe Pulestinianpeople.

Separate opinion of Judge Al‑Khasawneh

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE AL-KHASAWNEH

Concurs with Advisory Opinion - Agrees in general with reasoning - Sepu-
rate opinion only aim is to elucidate some salient points - Status of territories
as occupied rests on consistent opinio juris - Security Council and General
Assembly resolutions - Opinion of High Contracting Parties to Fourth Genevu
Convention - Position of ICRC - Position of States - Israeli recognition of

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