Separate Opinion of Judge Sir Percy Spender

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE SIR PERCY SPENDER

1 agree that the question should be answered in the affirmative.
The Court is called upon to answer a question which, exceedingly
important though it is, lieswithin a comparatively limited compass.
That question is whether certain particularized expenditure-
money spent or to be spent-authorized by certain specifiedresolu-
tions of the General Assembly, constitute "expenses of the Organi-
zation" within the meaning of Article 17 (2) of the Charter.

Declaration of Judge Spriopoulos (as appended immediately after the advisory opinion)

Force undertaken in pursuance of General Assembly resolutions
997 (ES-1) of 2 November 1956, 998 (ES-1) and 999 (ES-1) of
4 November 1956, 1000 (ES-1) of 5 November 1956, 1001 (ES-1) of
7 November 1956, 1121 (XI) of 24 November 1956 and 1263 (XIII)
of 14 November 1958, constitute "expenses of the Organization"
within the meaning of Article 17, paragraph 2, of the Charter of
the United Nations.

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