Declaration of Judge Oda

DECLARATION OF JUDGE ODA

1. 1voted in favour of the Court's Order with great hesitation as 1con-
sidered that the request for the indication of provisional measures of pro-

tection submitted by Germany to the Court should have been dismissed.
However, in the limited time - only several hours - given to the Court
to deal with this matter, 1have regrettably found it impossible to develop
my points sufficiently to persuade my colleagues to alter their position.

Declaration by Judge ad hoc Mbaye (translation)

DECLARATION OF JUDGE MBAYE

[Translation]

It rarely happens that two cases are exactly alike. However, the case
concerning the Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Republic of Mali), Pro-
visional Measures (1.C.J. Reports 1986, pp. 3 et seq.) and the present
proceedings do display some striking similarities.In both cases,there is a
dispute between two neighbouring African States. It relates to the delimi-
tation of their boundary and has been referred to the Court. Further to

Declaration by Judge Ranjeva (translation)

DECLARATION OF JUDGE RANJEVA

(Translation]

The present Order confirms - if any confirmation was needed - the
jurisprudence of the Chamber in the case concerning the Frontier Dispute
(Provisional Measures, Order of 10 January 1986, I.C.J. Reports 1986,
pp. 3 et seq.). The operative part does not confine itself to the indication
of measures preserving rights in the traditional sense; it directly invites

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