Preliminary objections

On 20March 2002, respondingto arequest submittedby the Govemmentof the

Federal Republicof Yugoslavia,the Court extendedto 7 April2003 the time

limitwithinwhich the FederalRepublicof Yugoslaviamaypresentwritten
statementsof its observationsandsubmissions onpreliminaryobjectionsmade

by Beigiurn,Canada,France, Gerrnany,ItalytheNetherlands, Portugal,and the

UnitedKingdom,in the cases concemingLenalitvof Use of Force(Yu~ - oslavia
v. Belgium);rIugoslavia v. Canada);(.Yunoslaviav. France);(Yunoslaviav.

OBSERVATIONSAND SUBMISSIONS
OF THE ISLAMICREPUBLICOF LRAN
ON THE PRELIMINARYOBJECTIONS

OBSERVATIONSET CONCLUSIONS
DE LA RÉPUBLIQUEISLAMIQUED'IRAN
SUR LESEXCEPTIONSPRÉLIMINAIRESIll

IN THE NAMEOF COD

INTRODUCTION

1. These Observations and Submissionsare submitted

pursuant to the Court'sOrder of9April1991, subsequentlyamended byits

Orders of 18December 1991and 5June 1992,fixing9September 1992as the

3. OBSERVATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS PRESENTED BY

THE COVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT
RRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND IN REGARD TO THE
PRELIMINARY OBJECTION LODGED BY THE IMPERIAL
GOVEIINhfENT OF IRAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

54 NORTHERN CAMEROONS

2. COUNTER-MEMORIAS LUBMITTEDBY THE GOVERNMENT
OFTHE UNITED KINGDOMOFGREAT BRITAINAND
NORTHERN IRELAND

Introduction

This volume should be quoted as

"1.C.J. Phadings, Case cotzcerning Righo/ Passage over
1ndàa.it Territory (Portztv.lIndia), Vol. III."

Le prescrit volume doit être cité comme suit:
RC. 1.1. Mémoi~es, Aflaire du droit de passage sur

terribmre indien(Portztgal c. Inde), vol. II1,

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MÉMOIRES, PLAIDOIRIESET DOCUMENTS

OBSERVATIONS OF ETHIOPIA AND LIBERIA 4I7

4. OBSERVATIONSOF THE GOVERNMENTS
OF ETHIOPIA AND LIBERIA

1

RESUMG OF THE PROCEEDINGS

SOUTH WEST AFRICA

3. PRELIMINARYOBJECTIONS FILED BY THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLICOFSOUTHAFRICA

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
A.D. of South Africa

2. PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONSOF THE GOVERNMENT

OF THAILAND

Introduction

x. On the 6th October, 1959 the Governrnent of the Kingdom of
Cambodia filed in the Registry of the International Court of Justice
an Application, attempting to bring before the Court a dispute