Separate opinion of Judge Cleveland
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE CLEVELAND
People of Palestine and Israel have right to self-determination — Israel’s lack of participation in proceedings — General Assembly request addresses only one party.
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE CLEVELAND
People of Palestine and Israel have right to self-determination — Israel’s lack of participation in proceedings — General Assembly request addresses only one party.
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE GÓMEZ ROBLEDO
[Translation]
Effectiveness of the Advisory Opinion for the United Nations Statehood of Palestine: conditions required under international law Recognition of right to self-determination as a peremptory norm of international law (jus cogens): from unlawful occupation to foreign domination in accordance with resolution 1514 (XV).
DECLARATION OF JUDGE BRANT
[Translation]
Agreement with the reasoning and conclusions of the Court Violation by Israel of Article 3 of CERD Racial segregation and apartheid — Evolutive interpretation — Constituent elements of apartheid — Fulfilment of the right of a people to self-determination impossible under racial segregation or apartheid — Cessation of international law violations needed to ensure peace and security of Israel and Palestine.
DECLARATION OF JUDGE CHARLESWORTH
Multiple and intersectional discrimination Discriminatory effect of Israel’s measures on women and on children.
Legality of Israel’s effective control of the Occupied Palestinian Territory Legal bases for the use of force Relationship between security threats and armed attack Right to self-defence Necessity and proportionality.
1. I agree with the Court’s replies to the questions posed by the General Assembly. In this declaration, I address two issues in the Advisory Opinion where I think that more detailed reasoning is desirable.
JOINT DECLARATION OF JUDGES NOLTE AND CLEVELAND
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE NOLTE
Factual and legal scope of the Court’s analysis Differences between advisory proceedings and contentious proceedings Definition of apartheid Racial segregation and apartheid Qualified subjective element as part of the prohibitions of apartheid and racial segregation Insufficient information before the Court to observe that Article 3 of CERD has been breached.
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE IWASAWA
The Advisory Opinion does not address conduct by Israel in the Gaza Strip in response to the attack carried out against it by Hamas and other armed groups on 7 October 2023 The Court adopts the “functional approach” regarding the application of the law of occupation to Gaza after 2005.
DECLARATION OF JUDGE XUE
1. I voted in favour of all paragraphs in the operative part of the Opinion. I generally agree with the reasoning and conclusions reached by the Court. In this declaration, I wish to clarify a few points with regard to the application of the principle of self-determination in the present case.
SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE YUSUF
JOINT OPINION OF JUDGES TOMKA, ABRAHAM AND AURESCU
[Original English text]
Scope of the Opinion Unfounded inclusion of Gaza in the conclusions of the Opinion.