Separate opinion of Judge Tomka
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE TOMKA
First preliminary objection of the Respondent Reasons for vote in favour of subparagraph 1 of the operative clause of the Judgment Absence of limitation ratione temporis in Article 22 of the Convention Principle of non-retroactivity irrelevant in the present case Standing of the Applicant real crux of the matter Applicant has no standing to invoke the responsibility of the Respondent for acts alleged to have occurred in the 1993-1996 period Therefore, claims based on those acts are inadmissible.
I. INTRODUCTION