DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN

The reason for mv dissent is that. in mv reswectful view. the Court's
decision proceeds on a mistaken appreciation of the question presented by

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE ODA

DECLARATION OF JUDGE FERRARI BRAVO

[Translation]

DECLARATION OF JUDGE RANJEVA

[Tvanslation]

1have voted in favour of the Court's decision as I consider it to be in
accordance with the relevant law. 1should nonetheless have preferred the
Court to have been more explicit in respect of the problem of its advisory
jurisdiction, by laying stress on the fact that the structure of the question

put by the World Health Assembly did not permit it to exercisethe juris-
diction that it had, in any case.

(Signed) Raymond RANJEVA.

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN

1havevotedinfavour ofthe AdvisoryOpinionbut consideritnecessary
to explain my position on four aspects. These relate to: (i) the priority
basis of the request; (ii) Romania'sesewation to the Convention on the
Privilegesand Immunities of the United Nations, 1946;(iii) Romania's
caserelating to Mr. Mazilu'sstate of health; and (iv)the applicability of
the Convention to enable an experttoleavehis Stateofnationality orresi-
dence in connection with his mission.

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE EVENSEN

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE ODA

1. 1agreewith the Court's Opinionthat

"Article VI, Section 22, of the Convention on the Privileges
and Immunities of the United Nations is applicable in the case of
Mr. Dumitru Maziluas a special rapporteur ofthe Sub-Commission
on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities."
(Para.61 .)

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE RUDA

1have voted in favour of the decision of the Court to comply with the
request for an advisory opinion, in favour of the reply given to Question 1,
and in favour of the reply givento Question II in sofar as it concernsthe legal
ties between the Mauritanian entity and the territory of Western Sahara, but
unfortunately 1cannot go along with the conclusions of the majority,of the
Court concerning the legal ties between the Kingdom of Morocco and this

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE BONI

[Translation]

1 have voted without reservation in favour of the Advisory Opinion
delivered by the International Court of Justice.
The Court has decided that Western Sahara (Rio de Oro and Sakiet El

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE DE CASTRO

[Translation]