Dissenting opinion of Judge Oda

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE ODA

Lack ofjurisdiction of'the Court - Absence of'u legal dispute 117ithithepur-
view of Article 36, paragraph 2, qf'the Sratutr - Mere hclief of the Congo that
the Belgiun LUIVviolated irîternationul IUIInot c,videnceor pro(?f'thcita dispute
e.ui.stedhetkiwn it and Belgiunî Failure of'the Application irîstituting pro-
ceedings to specifiv the legul gro~1nd.sporlit3hicl1thejurisdictiorîof the Court is

Dissenting opinion of Judge Donoghue

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DISSENTING OpINION OF JUDGE DONOGHUE

Disagreement with outcome and approach of the Court in rejecting Honduras’s
Application to intervene — Maritime claims overlapping area at issue sufficient to
show an interest of a legal nature that may be affected — Court’s practice of using
a directional arrow demonstrates its appreciation that its decisions “▯may affect”

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