SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE REZEK

[Translatiotz]

JOINT SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGES HIGGINS,
KOOIJMANS AND BUERGENTHAL

Necessitj of a ,finiling on jurisdictior~ - Reusorzing on jurisdic,tion not pre-
cluciedhy ultra petita rulc>.
Status of ~rnii~er.sjuulrisdiction to hc~testeil hy r~ference to the sources of
irzterrzcrtioni~lluit-- Fei!. e.xiiriip/c~sf'universe11jirristliction itithin nationul

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE KOROMA

DECLARATION OF JUDGE RANJEVA

DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE ODA

Lack ofjurisdiction of'the Court - Absence of'u legal dispute 117ithithepur-
view of Article 36, paragraph 2, qf'the Sratutr - Mere hclief of the Congo that
the Belgiun LUIVviolated irîternationul IUIInot c,videnceor pro(?f'thcita dispute
e.ui.stedhetkiwn it and Belgiunî Failure of'the Application irîstituting pro-
ceedings to specifiv the legul gro~1nd.sporlit3hicl1thejurisdictiorîof the Court is

SEPARATE OPINION OF PRESIDENT GUILLAUME

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Criminul jurisdiction of' rzutionul courts-- Plue? qf' cornrnission uf'rlle
qfjbnce - Otlirr criteritr of'connect-on Universalji~ri.s -diAh.reoceoj.'

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DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE AD HOC BERMAN

DUI ies and funet ions of a judge ad hoc.

FirSI preliminary objection: lack of dispute - Germany precluded, by ordi­
nary considerations of good faith, from now arguing "no dispute".

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DECLARATION OF JUDGE AD HOC FLEISCHHAUER

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DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE OWADA

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DTSSENTING OPTNTON OF JUDGE ELARABY