Separate opinion of President Owada

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SEpARATE OpINION OF pRESIdENT OWAdA

Task of the Court at the preliminary objections proceedings — Existence of a
“dispute” for jurisdictional purposes — Existence of a dispute relating to the
interpretation or application of CERD at the time of filing — Essential nature of
the dispute brought by Georgia.

general Observations

1. I have voted against the final conclusion of the Judgment that it

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