Preliminary objections

InternationalCourtofJustice

Case concerningLegality
of Useof Force
(Yugoslaviav.UnitedKingdom)

PreliminaryObjectionsof the UnitedKingdom

June2000 Contents

Page

Part1 Introduction 1

Part2 Background tothe present proceedings

Part3 The Courtlacksjurisdiction rationepersonae 25

3. STATEXIENT

OF THE OBSERVATIONS OF THE GOVERNXENT
OF THE PKINClP-4LITY OF LIECHTESSTEIX

CONTENTS

Page I'aragraphs

Introductory ............... 170 1-3
1. The nature of tlie commiinicntion of the9th Sep-
tember 1952. ............. 170 4-6

2, LETTER FR031 THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIKS
OF GUATEMALA TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE

INTERNATIOPL'ATC ~OURT OF JUSTICE

September gth, ~952.
MT. President,
Ihave the honour to briiigto the knowledge of Your Excelle~icjr
certain declarations ofthe Government of Guatemala relating to the
Irlternaiional Court of Justice.

INTERNATIONALCOURTC)FJUSTICE

CASE CONCERNING LEGALITYOF USE OF FORCE

(Yugoslavia v. Portugal)

PRELIMINARYOBJECTIONS

OFTHE PORTUGUESEREPUBLIC

5JULY2000 Index

Introduction

1- Backgroundand preliminary questions

II- Presentationof these objections

Part 1 - Objections concerning the Locils stund of the FRY

1- Locus standi and Jurisdiction

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

CASE CONCERNING
LEGALITY OF USE OF FORCE

(YUGOSLAVIA v. GERMANY)

PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS

OF

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Volume I

(Text of the Preliminary Objections)

05 July 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME I

SCHEME OF THIS PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS SUBMISSION .............................1

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

CASE CONCERNING

LEGALITY OF USE OF FORCE

(YUGOSLAVIA v. FRANCE)

PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

5 July 2000 INTRODUCTION

1. Pursuant to Article 79, paragraph 1, of the Rules of Court,