Annex 1
Decision of the Council of1he International Civil Avi:ation Organization on the
Preliminary Objection in the Matter:
The State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Kingdom of Bahrain,
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (2017) -
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THE SECRETARY GENERAL
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Annex 1
Decision of the Council of1he International Civil Avi:ation Organization on the
Preliminary Objection in the Matter:
The State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Kingdom of Bahrain,
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (2017) -
Application (A). 29 June 201 :8
lriternational
CiVil Avialion
Organization
Organisation
de rav,ation civlle
intematio11ale
Organlzacion
de Aviaci6n Civil
Internacional
THE SECRETARY GENERAL
Ref.: LE 6n .CONF
To:
cc:

Federal Decree-Law no. (5) of 2012
Issued on 25 Ramadan 1433 AH
Corresponding to 13 August 2012 AD
ON COMBATING CYBERCRIMES
Abrogating:
Federal law no.2/2006 dated 3/1/2006 AD.
We, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates State,
After perusal of the constitution, and
Federal Law no. (1) of 1972 on the Jurisdictions of the Ministries and the Powers of the Ministers and the
amending laws thereof, and
Federal Law no. (9) of 1976 on Delinquent and Homeless Juveniles, and

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE GEVORGIAN
France’s first preliminary objection  Article 4 of the Palermo Convention  Sovereign
equality includes immunities  Consequences of the Court’s interpretation of Article 4  Court’s
lack of jurisdiction ratione materiae  Article 35, paragraph 2, of the Palermo Convention is
limited in nature  State consent  Risks of expanding the Court’s jurisdiction  State parties
must respect immunities when implementing the Palermo Convention.

DECLARATION OF JUDGE CRAWFORD
Article 4 of the Palermo Convention  Article 4 (1) not merely a without prejudice
clause  Article 4 (1) imposes an obligation in accordance with its terms  Article 4 as a
safeguard against intervention on the territory of another State party  Legislative history of
Article 4 of the Palermo Convention  Legislative history of Article 2 of the United Nations
Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988).

DECLARATION OF JUDGE GAJA
Premises of a diplomatic mission  Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
Relations  Whether Article 22 covers the issue of ownership of the building.
In section (c) of its submissions Equatorial Guinea complains about France’s failure “to
recognize the status of the building located at 42 Avenue Foch in Paris as the property of the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and as the premises of its diplomatic mission”. I agree with the