SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE PARRA-ARANGUREN
1. Notwithstanding my agreement with the operative part of the Order,
1 consider it necessary to make the following observations.
2. Article IX of the Genocide Convention is in force between the
Parties. It prescribes:
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE HIGGINS
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE ODA
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II. THESTATU SF THEFEDERARLEPUBLI CFYUCOSLAV -IAA PRELI-
MINARY ISSUE
III.ACK OF THE COURT'S JURISDICTIOUNDER ARTICLE36, PARA-
GRAPH 2,OF THESTATUT AND ARTICLE38, PARAGRAP S,OF THE
RULES OFCOURT
DECLARATION OF JUDGE KOROMA
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II. HUMANITARI AONCER INTHISPARTICULA CRSE 5-7
III. JURISDICTIOISLUES 8-14
Jurisdiction of the Court ratione personae 8-10
Jurisdiction of the Court ratione materiae 11-13
Jurisdiction of the Court ratione temporis 14
DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE VERESHCHETIN
The extraordinary circumstances in which Yugoslavia made its request
for interim measures of protection imposed a need to react immediately.
The Court should have promptly expressed its profound concern over the
unfolding human misery, loss of life and serious violations of interna-
tional law which by the time of the request were already a matter of pub-
DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE SHI
To my regret, 1 am unable to concur with the findings of the Court
DISSENTING OPINION OF VICE-PRESIDENT
WEERAMANTRY
My opinion in this case is theame, mutatis mutandis, as that which
1 have delivered in Yugoslavia v. Belgium.
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE KOOIJMANS
1. 1have voted in favour of the Court's decision that the request for
the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia must be rejected. 1 also agree with the Court's finding that
Article IX of the Genocide Convention does not constitute a basis of
jurisdiction, even prima facie.
2. 1 do not agree, however, with the Court's view that Yugoslavia's
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE PARRA-ARANGUREN
1. Notwithstanding my agreement with the operativepart ofthe Order,
1 consider it necessary to make the following observations.
2. Article IX of the Genocide Convention is in force between the