Books VIII-X

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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SOUTH WEST AFRICA CASES

(ETHIOPIAv.SOUTH AFFUCA;
LIBERIAvSOUTH AFFUCA)

VOLUME N

COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

MEMOIRES, PLAIDOIRIES ET DOCUMENTS

AFFAIRES DU SUD-OUEST AFRICAIN
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LBÉRIA c.AFRIQUE DU SUD)

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Books V-VIII

INTERNATIONALCOURT OJUSTICE

PLEADINGS,ORAL ARGUMENTS,DOCUMENTS

SOUTH WESTAFRICACASES
(ETHIOPI.SOUTH AFRICA:

LIBERIv.SOUTH AFRICA)

VOLUME III

COUR INTERNATIONADEJUSTiCE

MÉMOIRES,PLAIDOIRIES ETDOCUMENTS

AFFAIRESDU SUD-OUEST AFRICAIN
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LLBÉFUAc. AFRIQUDU SUD)
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Books I-IV

INTERNATIONAL COURT OFJUSTICE

PLEADINGS, ORAL ARGUMENTS, DOCUMENTS

SOUTH WEST AFRICA CASES

(ETHIOPIA v.SOUTH AFRICA;
LIBERIA v.SOUTH AFRICA)

VOLUME II

COUR INTERNATIONALE DEJUSTICE

MÉMOIRES, PLAIDOIRIES ET DOCUMENTS

AFFAIRES DU SUD-OUEST AFRICAIN

(ÉTHIOPIE c. AFRIQUE DU SUD;
LLBÉRIAc. AFRIQUE DU SUD)

Dissenting Opinion of Judge Higgins

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE HIGGINS

1. 1 agree with al1that the Court has to Sayas to why it must render
this Opinion and much that it has to say on the substance of the question
put to it.1have also voted in favour of paragraphs 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and
2F of the dispositif. The first four of these findings are in a sense stepping
stones to the heart of the matter, which is to be found in paragraph 2E.

Dissenting Opinion of Judge Koroma

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE KOROMA

Itis a matter of profound regret to me that 1 have been compelled to
append this dissenting opinion to the Advisory Opinion rendered by the
Court, as 1 fundamentally disagree with its finding - secured by the
President's castingvote - that:
"in viewof the current state of international law, and of the elements
of fact at its disposal, the Court cannotconclude definitivelywhether
the thveat ov use of nucleav weapons would be lawful or unlawful in

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