Dissenting opinion by Judge Koroma

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE KOROMA

In the presentOrder the Court, responding to a Request for an Exami-
nation of the Situation filed by New Zealand on 21 August 1995,and a
Further Request for the Indication of Provisional Measures to direct
France not to carry out further nuclear tests in the South Pacific region,
also filed on 21 August 1995,found that:

Declaration by Judge Oda

DECLARATION OF JUDGE ODA

1 fully support the Order which dismisses New Zealand's request to
re-open the Nuclear Tests (New Zealand v. Rance) case of 1973-1974,
as 1share the reasoning with regard to the matters of procedure leading
to the refusa1 of that request. But, as the Member of the Court from
the only country which has suffered the devastating effects of nuclear
weapons, 1feel bound to express my persona1hope that no further tests
of any kind of nuclear weapons will be carried out under any circum-
stances in future.

Declaration by Judge Koroma

DECLARATION OF JUDGE KOROMA

My decision to vote in favour of the Order granting the interim meas-
ures of protection in this matter was reached only after careful considera-
tion and in the light of the urgency and exceptional circumstances of this
case. Torn as 1 was between the need to observe the requirements for
granting provisional measures of protection under Article 41 of the Stat-
ute of the Court, thereby ensuring that whatever decision the Court
might reach should not be devoid of object, and the need for the Court to

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