SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE KOOIJMANS

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE PARRA-ARANGUREN

1. Notwithstanding my agreement with the operative part of the Order,
1consider it necessary to make the following observations.
2. Article IX of the Genocide Convention is in force between the
Parties. It prescribes:

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE HIGGINS

Limitations ratione temporis to declarutions made under Article 36, para-
graph 2. of the Statute - "Disputes" - "Situations or Facts" - Reciprocity
- "Continuing" events or violations of lait'- Primufacie jurisdiction for pur-
poses of Article 41 of the Stutute - Mutters to be decidedut provisional meas-

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE ODA

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II. THESTATU SF THEFEDERAR LEPUBLIOF YUGOSLAV -IAA PRELI-

MINARY ISSUE 3-4
III. LACKOF THECOURT'S JURISDICTIOUNDER ARTICLE36, PARA-
CRAPH 2,OF THESTATUT ENDARTICLE 38, PARACRAP 5,OF THE

DECLARATION OF JUDGE VERESHCHETIN

The extraordinary circumstances in which Yugoslavia made its request
for interim measures of protection imposed a need to react immediately.
The Court should have promptly expressed its profound concern over the
unfolding human misery, loss of life and serious violations of interna-
tional law which by the time of the request were already a matter of pub-
lic knowledge. It is unbecoming for the principal judicial organ of the
United Nations, whose very raison d'être is the peaceful resolution of

DECLARATION OF JUDGE KOROMA

These are perhaps the most serious cases to come before the Court for
injunctive relief. Under Article 41 of the Statute of the Court, a request
for provisional measures should have as its purpose the preservation of

DECLARATION OF JUDGE SHI

DECLARATION OF VICE-PRESIDENT WEERAMANTRY

1make this declaration having regard to the human tragedy and the
acute suffering caused throughout Yugoslavia by the present conflict.

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1. COMPOSITI ONTHE COURTINTHISPARTICULA CASE 1-4

II. HUMANITARICANNCER NNTHISPARTICULA CASE 5-7
III. ABSOLUTNULLITY OF THE UNITEDSTATESRESERVATIO TO
ARTICLEIXOF THEGENOCIDCEONVENTION 8-10

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE PARRA-ARANGUREN

1. Notwithstanding my vote for the operative part of the Order, with

the exception of paragraph 2,1 consider it necessary to make the follow-
ing observations.
2. Preliminary objections are regulated by Subsection 2 of Section D
within Part III of the Rules of Court. Article 79,paragraph 1,provides as
follows :
"Any objection by the respondent to the jurisdiction of the Court
orto the admissibility of the application, or other objection thedeci-