SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE RUDA
1. 1have voted in favour of the operative clauses of the Judgment and 1
subscribe to most of its reasoning. However, 1am bound to dissent from
the conclusions reached in paragraphs 41,42 and 43, whch refer to what
the Court calls "a jurisdictional objection raised by Libya".
2. Tunisia submitted two requests for interpretation and one for cor-
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE SHAHABUDDEEN
Its generalinterest apart, this case is one of importance to a hitherto
untested branch of the institutional structure of a major region. 1agree
withtheJudgment ofthe Court buthavesomeadditional viewsonmatters
of approach, analysis and reasoning.e issues involved would also, 1
think, admit of more specifictreatment and of someaccount beingtaken
of the regional literature cited by both sides.They relate to the questions
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE SCHWEBEL
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE ODA
1. When consideringthejurisdiction ofthe International Court ofJus-
tice in contentious cases,1take as my point of departure the conviction
DECLARATION BYJUDGE LACHS
The Court's Judgment has necessarily to dwell on and resolve only
issues of procedure Cjurisdictionand admissibility);judgments of this
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DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE SIR ROBERT JENNINGS
DISSENTING OPINIONOF JUDGE SCHWEBEL
Paragraphs
1-5
II. SUMMAR OYF SALIENT LEGALCONCLUSIONS 6-16
DISSENTING OPINIONOF JUDGE ODA
Paragraphs
1-3
1. EFFECTOF THEAPPLICATIOG NIVEN TO THE"VANDENBER GESER-
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE NI
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE SETTE-CAMARA
Since 1 have voted against subparagraph (1) of paragraph 292 of the
Judgment, 1feelmyselfobliged to append this separate opinion stating my
reasons.
During the previous proceedings relating to thejurisdiction and admis-
sibility of the Nicaraguan Application of 9 April 1984,the multilateral
treaty reservation attached to the 26 August 1946United States Declara-
tion of Acceptance of the Court's jurisdiction under Article 36, para-