Federal Decree-Law no. (5) of 2012
Issued on 25 Ramadan 1433 AH
Corresponding to 13 August 2012 AD
ON COMBATING CYBERCRIMES
Abrogating:
Federal law no.2/2006 dated 3/1/2006 AD.
We, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates State,
After perusal of the constitution, and
Federal Law no. (1) of 1972 on the Jurisdictions of the Ministries and the Powers of the Ministers and the
amending laws thereof, and
Federal Law no. (9) of 1976 on Delinquent and Homeless Juveniles, and

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE GEVORGIAN
France’s first preliminary objection  Article 4 of the Palermo Convention  Sovereign
equality includes immunities  Consequences of the Court’s interpretation of Article 4  Court’s
lack of jurisdiction ratione materiae  Article 35, paragraph 2, of the Palermo Convention is
limited in nature  State consent  Risks of expanding the Court’s jurisdiction  State parties
must respect immunities when implementing the Palermo Convention.

DECLARATION OF JUDGE CRAWFORD
Article 4 of the Palermo Convention  Article 4 (1) not merely a without prejudice
clause  Article 4 (1) imposes an obligation in accordance with its terms  Article 4 as a
safeguard against intervention on the territory of another State party  Legislative history of
Article 4 of the Palermo Convention  Legislative history of Article 2 of the United Nations
Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988).

DECLARATION OF JUDGE GAJA
Premises of a diplomatic mission  Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
Relations  Whether Article 22 covers the issue of ownership of the building.
In section (c) of its submissions Equatorial Guinea complains about France’s failure “to
recognize the status of the building located at 42 Avenue Foch in Paris as the property of the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and as the premises of its diplomatic mission”. I agree with the

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE DONOGHUE
Admissibility — Integrity of the judicial function of the Court — Abuse of process — Abuse
of rights.
1. The Court today concludes that it has jurisdiction on the basis of the Optional Protocol to
the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (the “Optional Protocol”) in respect of the
Applicant’s claim that the building at 42 Avenue Foch in Paris (the “Building”) qualifies as
premises of the mission entitled to the treatment required by Article 22 of the Vienna Convention

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE ABRAHAM
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