Preliminary Objection of the United States of America
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
CASE CONCERNING
LEGALITY OF USE OF FORCE
(YUGOSLAVIA v. ITALY)
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
Introduction........................................................................................................................................ 1
INTERNATIONALCOURT OF JUSTICE
CASE CONCERNINGLEGALITYOF USE OF FORCE
(YUGOSLAVIA v. NETHERLANDS)
PRELIMINARYOBJECTIONS
OF THE
KINGDOMOF THE NETHERLANDS
5JULY 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 4
3. THE FRYIS NOT ENTITLEDTO APPEARBEFORETHE COURT 11
INTERNATIONALCOURTOFJUSTICE
CAS'ECONCERNINGLEGALITY
OFUSEOFFORCE
(YUGOSLAVIAv. CANADA)
PRELIMINARYOBJECTIONSOF CANADA TABLEOFCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 1........
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On 20March 2002, respondingto arequest submittedby the Govemmentof the
Federal Republicof Yugoslavia,the Court extendedto 7 April2003 the time
limitwithinwhich the FederalRepublicof Yugoslaviamaypresentwritten
statementsof its observationsandsubmissions onpreliminaryobjectionsmade
by Beigiurn,Canada,France, Gerrnany,ItalytheNetherlands, Portugal,and the
UnitedKingdom,in the cases concemingLenalitvof Use of Force(Yu~ - oslavia
v. Belgium);rIugoslavia v. Canada);(.Yunoslaviav. France);(Yunoslaviav.
On 20March 2002, respondingto arequest submittedby the Govemmentof the
Federal Republicof Yugoslavia,the Court extendedto 7 April2003 the time
limitwithinwhich the FederalRepublicof Yugoslaviamaypresentwritten
statementsof its observationsandsubmissions onpreliminaryobjectionsmade
by Beigiurn,Canada,France, Gerrnany,ItalytheNetherlands, Portugal,and the
UnitedKingdom,in the cases concemingLenalitvof Use of Force(Yu~ - oslavia
v. Belgium);rIugoslavia v. Canada);(.Yunoslaviav. France);(Yunoslaviav.
On 20March 2002, respondingto arequest submittedby the Govemmentof the
Federal Republicof Yugoslavia,the Court extendedto 7 April2003 the time
limitwithinwhich the FederalRepublicof Yugoslaviamaypresentwritten
statementsof its observationsandsubmissions onpreliminaryobjectionsmade
by Beigiurn,Canada,France, Gerrnany,ItalytheNetherlands, Portugal,and the
UnitedKingdom,in the cases concemingLenalitvof Use of Force(Yu~ - oslavia
v. Belgium);rIugoslavia v. Canada);(.Yunoslaviav. France);(Yunoslaviav.
OBSERVATIONSAND SUBMISSIONS
OF THE ISLAMICREPUBLICOF LRAN
ON THE PRELIMINARYOBJECTIONS
OBSERVATIONSET CONCLUSIONS
DE LA RÉPUBLIQUEISLAMIQUED'IRAN
SUR LESEXCEPTIONSPRÉLIMINAIRESIll
IN THE NAMEOF COD
INTRODUCTION
1. These Observations and Submissionsare submitted
pursuant to the Court'sOrder of9April1991, subsequentlyamended byits
Orders of 18December 1991and 5June 1992,fixing9September 1992as the
3. OBSERVATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS PRESENTED BY
THE COVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT
RRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND IN REGARD TO THE
PRELIMINARY OBJECTION LODGED BY THE IMPERIAL
GOVEIINhfENT OF IRAN
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