DECLARATION OF ACTING PRESIDENT ODA

1concur withthe Court'sOrderinthat 1believethe requestforthe indi-
cation of provisional measures should be declined. 1 wish, however, to
add that 1am not in agreement with the Court's taking United Nations
Security Council resolution 748 (1992)as its sole ground in this matter.

DECLARATION OF JUDGE TARASSOV

The appalling atrocities which havetaken place in the territory of the
former State of Yugoslavia move me no less than they move my col-
leagues.Nevertheless 1have not been able tojoin withthem in votingfor
al1the operativeparagraphs ofthe Order, and 1wishto Saywhy.

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE EL-KOSHERI

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE AJIBOLA

After due and careful reflection, 1have decided to write a dissenting
opinion on the issue of Libya'srequest for the Court to indicate provi-
sional measures under Article 41 ofthe Statute. 1think it is necessaryfor
me to write this dissentingopinion on some of the issues that are of pri-

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE RANJEVA

[Translation]

In generalterms,
the reasons set out in the opinionhave appended to the Order on the
request for the indication ofprovisionalmeasuresmade by Libyaagainst
the United Kingdom alsoapply to the present Order, withthe resemation
that the United States has not characterized the Applicant's rights as
"illusory".

(Signed)Raymond RANJEVA.

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE WEERAMANTRY

This application for provisional measures was, as required by
Article 74 (1) of the Rules of Court, given priority over al1other cases

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE BEDJAOUI

[Translation]

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN

The Court's Order is based solely on Security Council resolution 748
(1992).That also is the ground of my concurrence with it. But for that
resolution,1should have thought that Libya had presented an arguable
case for an indication of interim measures. The resolution now makes it
unnecessaryto explorethe legalelementsof Libya'srequestfor suchmea-
sures.Inviewoftheturn ofeventsoccasionedbythe resolution,1propose,
however, to say something on (i) the legal basis of the Court's Order;

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE LACHS

Whileconcurring inthe Court's decision 1consider it mydutyto place
on recordcertain considerationsin respect ofthe circumstances in which
itfelltobe taken.Cloudedasthe circumstancesmayhavebeen, somelegal
implications maybe ascertained.

JOINT DECLARATION OF JUDGES EVENSEN, TARASSOV,
GUILLAUME AND AGUILAR MAWDSLEY

[Translation]

We agreefully with the decision of the Court,but wish to make some
additional comments on it.