InternationalCourtofJustice
Case concerningLegality
of Useof Force
(Yugoslaviav.UnitedKingdom)
PreliminaryObjectionsof the UnitedKingdom
June2000 Contents
Page
Part1 Introduction 1
Part2 Background tothe present proceedings
Part3 The Courtlacksjurisdiction rationepersonae 25
3. STATEXIENT
OF THE OBSERVATIONS OF THE GOVERNXENT
OF THE PKINClP-4LITY OF LIECHTESSTEIX
CONTENTS
Page I'aragraphs
Introductory ............... 170 1-3
1. The nature of tlie commiinicntion of the9th Sep-
tember 1952. ............. 170 4-6
2, LETTER FR031 THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIKS
OF GUATEMALA TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
INTERNATIOPL'ATC ~OURT OF JUSTICE
September gth, ~952.
MT. President,
Ihave the honour to briiigto the knowledge of Your Excelle~icjr
certain declarations ofthe Government of Guatemala relating to the
Irlternaiional Court of Justice.
INTERNATIONALCOURTC)FJUSTICE
CASE CONCERNING LEGALITYOF USE OF FORCE
(Yugoslavia v. Portugal)
PRELIMINARYOBJECTIONS
OFTHE PORTUGUESEREPUBLIC
5JULY2000 Index
Introduction
1- Backgroundand preliminary questions
II- Presentationof these objections
Part 1 - Objections concerning the Locils stund of the FRY
1- Locus standi and Jurisdiction
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
CASE CONCERNING
LEGALITY OF USE OF FORCE
(YUGOSLAVIA v. GERMANY)
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS
OF
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Volume I
(Text of the Preliminary Objections)
05 July 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME I
SCHEME OF THIS PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS SUBMISSION .............................1
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
CASE CONCERNING
LEGALITY OF USE OF FORCE
(YUGOSLAVIA v. FRANCE)
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
5 July 2000 INTRODUCTION
1. Pursuant to Article 79, paragraph 1, of the Rules of Court,
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.