SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE DE CASTRO
[Translation]
While 1fully concur in the operative part of the Advisory Opinion and
in the reasoning upon which it is based,1venture to exercise the faculty
conferred by Article 57 of the Statute in order to set forth in greater
detail the legal reasons which decided my vote.
A. Does the Request for an Opinion Relate to a Legal Question?
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE DILLARD
In this opinion 1 shall make certain general observations in support
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE ONYEAMA
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE PETRÉN
[Translation]
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE PADILLA NERVO
SEPARATE OPINION OF VICE-PRESIDENT AMMOUN
[Translationj
President Sir Muhammad ZAFRULLA KHANmakes the following
declaration :
DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE MOROZOV
1voted against the decision to comply with the request for an advisory
opinion and also in the negative on both Question 1 and Question II
DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE DE CASTRO
[Translation]
To my regret, 1find that 1am obliged to append a dissenting opinion
to the Advisory Opinion of the Court.
1agree with the mstjorityof the Members of the Court on the question
of the Court's competence to givethe opinion, and 1propose to give my
reasons on this point.
1am not in agreement with the conclusions reached by the majority of
the Members of the Court on the substance of the case, and 1think that1
should set out the reasons which support my dissent.
DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE GROS
[Translation]
1regret that 1am iunableto concur in the Opinion of the Court and,
that being so, 1set forth the grounds of my dissent below.