445

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE AD HOC VUKAS

As I shared the Court’s conclusion in its Judgment of 18 Novem-

409

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE BHANDARI

Introduction

1. I have voted with the majority on all three operative clauses of the
present Judgment. However, with respect to the second operative clause, h
i.e., the rejection of Croatia’s principal claim, I wish to qualify ahnd expand

400

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE SEBUTINDE

Jurisdiction ratione temporis under Article IX of the Genocide Convention —
Disagreement with paragraph (1) of the operative clause — The FRY (Serbia)
cannot be bound by the Genocide Convention prior to 27 April 1992, the date when

394

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE GAJA

1. The Judgment rendered in 2007 on the Application of the Convention

390

DECLARATION OF JUDGE DONOGHUE

1. I have voted in favour of all operative paragraphs of the Judgment

and I agree in most respects with the Court’s reasoning. In this declhara -
tion, I offer observations about the parts of the Judgment that discuss thhe
actus reus of genocide, both with respect to Croatia’s claim and with
respect to Serbia’s counter-claim.

381

DECLARATION OF JUDGE XUE

1. Much to my regret, I have voted against the operative paragraph 1

202

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE CANÇADO TRINDADE

table of contents

Paragraphs

I. RoleGomena 1-5

II. The Regrettable Delays ihn the Adjudication of theh
Present Case 6-18

194

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE SKOTNIKOV

Jurisdiction

1. According to paragraph 129 of the 2008 Judgment (Application of

178

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE KEITH

1. As my votes indicate, I agree with the conclusions the Court has
reached. My purpose in preparing this opinion is to give further reasonsh
in support of those the Court gives in rejecting Croatia’s claim and Ser-
bia’s counter-claim. The issue I address is the failure of each Party to

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SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE OWADA

1. I voted in favour of the Judgment as a whole, including subpara -
graphs (2) and (3) of the operative paragraph (para. 524), which con -