Written Statementof the Covernmentof the
lslamicRepublicof Iran The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is pleased

to see that the question of the legality of the use of nuclear
weapons is brought before the court. Our initial observationson
this question are as follow:

a. Paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the UN Charter stipulates that
ail member States of UN shall refrain from use of force against
the territorial integrity or political independence of each

Written Statementof the Covernmentof Samoa PERWhi MISSIONFSANOA
TUTHE L'NïïNATIONS
320Secodvenu'NenYorN.Y.0017
Tel.12)599-619Fax(212)599-0797

LEGALm OF THEUSE.BY A STATE OF NUCLE.4.R W'EAPONS

13 ARMEDCONFLICï ..

Written Statementof the Covernment of Sri Lanka REQüEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE ON THE QUESTION OF THE LEGALITY OF
THE USE BY A STATE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN AWD
CONFLICT SUBMITTED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

NoteVerbaledated 9August 1994 from the EmbaSSy of

SaudiArabiato the Netherlands The Royal Embassyof Saudi Arabiapnsents its complimentsto theIntemati-

onal Corn of Justicein The Hague andwithreferenceto the lener of 20 June 1994by
His ExcellencytheResident of theInternationalCourtof Justice.concerningthercqu-

est foran advisoryopinionon legalityof a Srateusingnuclear weaponsin an armed
conflict,the Embassywishesto informtheesreemedCoun that the Govemrnentof the

Written Statementof the Covernmentof FinlandMINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
OF FINLAND

In response to the letter of 14 September 1993 from the Deputy
Registrar of the InternationalCourt of Justice to the Minister
of Foreign Affairsof Finland regarding the request for an
advisory opinion made by the World Health Assembly (WHA), the
Governmentof Finland has the honour to state the following:

Written Statementof the Governmentof Mexico . ~

EMBAJADADE hlEXlCO
-. . .

WRITTEN STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO ON THE
REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION SWMITTED TO THE
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JüSTICE BY TRE FORTY-SIXTH WORLD
HEALTH ASSEMBLY (RESOLUTION WEiA46.40ADOPTED 14 MAY 1993).

dY FORFOREIGN AFFAIRS

OFFINLAND

REQUEST

To the Registrarof the International Courtof Justice,

Written Statementof the Governmentof Norway Oslo 10 June 1994

International Court of Justice
Peace Palace
2517 Ki The Hague
The Netherlands

Statement bv Noruav relatins to the recruestb? the WEO for an
Advisory ûuinion on the lesality of the use of nuclear WeaDOnS
in armed confliet.

Written Statementof the Governmentof the
UnitedStatesof America BEFORETHE

INTERNATIONALCOURT OF JUSTICE

The Hague

The Netherlands

6. REJOIXIIER SUBNITTEII BY THE GOVERNllENT

OF THE UNITE11 STATES OF AkIEKICA

This Rejoinder is in ansurer to the Reply filed by the French
Govemment in this case on February 15, 1952.

The procecding was instituted hy the French Govemmcnt as
a result of difficultiesbetween the Parties \\.hich followed the
enactment by Morocco on Ilecernber 30, 1948, of a decree
re-establishing in full force and effect prcvioiis Moroccan legis-