Separate opinion of Judge Robinson

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE ROBINSON
Mischaracterization of Guyana’s extant sovereignty over the disputed territory as control and administration — Serious risk of Venezuela acquiring the territory in dispute in the present case in order to exercise sovereignty.
1. While I agree with the grant of provisional measures to Guyana, I disagree with the Court’s reasoning in certain parts of the Order as well as the formulation of the first provisional measure set out in operative paragraph 45 of the Order.

Order of 1 December 2023

1er DÉCEMBRE 2023
ORDONNANCE
SENTENCE ARBITRALE DU 3 OCTOBRE 1899 (GUYANA c. VENEZUELA)
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ARBITRAL AWARD OF 3 OCTOBER 1899 (GUYANA v. VENEZUELA)
1 DECEMBER 2023
ORDER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraphs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE PROCEDURE 1-12
I. INTRODUCTION 13-16
II. JURISDICTION 17-18
III. THE RIGHTS WHOSE PROTECTION IS SOUGHT AND THE LINK BETWEEN SUCH RIGHTS AND THE MEASURES REQUESTED 19-26
IV. RISK OF IRREPARABLE PREJUDICE AND URGENCY 27-37
V. CONCLUSION AND MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED 38-44
OPERATIVE CLAUSE 45
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