SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE RANJEVA
[Translation]
1voted for the whole of the operative part, in particular the first clause
of paragraph 2 E, since this Opinion confirms the principle of the illsgal-
ity of the threat or use of nuclear weapons, although 1consider that the
second clause of paragraph 2 E raises problems of interpretation which
may impair the clarity of the rule of law.
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE GUILLAUME
[Translation]
DECLARATION OF JUDGE FERRARI BRAVO
[Translation]
DECLARATION OF JUDGE VERESHCHETIN
DECLARATION OF JUDGE SHI
1 have voted in favour of the operative paragraphs of the Advisory
Opinion of the Court, because 1 am generally in agreement with its
reasoning and conclusions.
However, 1 have reservations with regard to the role which the Court
assigns to the policy of deterrence in determining lex lataon the use of
DECLARATION OF JUDGE HERCZEGH
[Translation]
DECLARATION OF PRESIDENT BEDJAOUI
[ Translation]
1. 1have never been much in favour of declarations and other separate
or dissenting opinions. 1 have therefore very rarely had recourse to
them. However, the adoption by the Court of operative paragraph 2 E
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE YUSUF
The Court overly restricted the scope of the question put to it by the Gen-
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE CANÇADO TRINDADE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraphs
I. PROLEGOMENA 1-3
II. CONSIDERATIONS OPRELIMINARYQUESTIONS OJURISDICTION AND
JUDICIALPROPRIETY 4-34
1. The Court’s jurisdiction, with attention on the preponderant
DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE SKOTNIKOV
1. The Court, in my view, should have used its discretion to refrain
from exercising its advisory jurisdiction in the rather peculiar circum-
stances of the present case. Never before has the Court been confronted
with a question posed by one organ of the United Nations, to which an
answer is entirely dependent on the interpretation of a decision taken by
another United Nations organ. What makes this case even more anoma-
lous is the fact that the latter is the Security Council, acting under Chap-