Letter dated 20 June 1995 from the Acting Legal Adviser to the
Department of State, together with Written Comments of the
Government of the United States of America UnitedStatesI)ep~nment oSmte
warhugton,U.CPOU0
Juna 20. 1995
Sir:
Letter dated 16 June 1995 from the Legal Adviser to the Foreign and
Commonwealth Officeof the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and NorthernIreland, together with
Written Comments of the United Kingdom ForeignLe
Comrnonweal;h
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16 June 1995 LondonSLi'?.AH
Written Statement ofthe Government of NewZeafand URïTTEN STATEàENTBY THE GOVERNMENTOF NEW ZEALAND
ON THE REOUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION ONTHE
~GALITY OF-THE USE BY A STATE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
IN ARMED CONFLICT
SECTION'. B.-PLEADINGS
SECTION B. - M~MOIRES
1, MEMORIAL SgBMITTEL,BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE PKINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN
'13e nationalityof Mr. ~ottebohm . . . . . .
Thehlr. Nottehhmhe in Guatemalad o. t. . . . .ities.of
Letter dated 19 June 1995 from the Ambassador of the
Russian Federation, together with Written Comments of the
Government of the Russian FederationTo the Regisuar
of the InremationalCourtof Justice
Mr. E.Valencia-Ospina
Peace Palace
The Hasue
The Hague. 19June 1992
Dear blr.Valencia-Ospina'
Please find enclosed "WNTTEN ST.4TEMEXTAXDCOMMENTSOFTHE
RUSSIU FEDERATIONON THE ISSUEOF THELEGPlLITYOF THETHREAT
OR USE OF XUCLE.4RWE.QONSq.
Letter dated 15 June 1995 from counsel appointedby Nauru,
together with Written Comments of the
Government of Nauru (in two parts)
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Wty othUs ey
aStaofNuclear
WeapoinArmeCdonfiict Régistrar
Lnrernaiional Court oi Justice
Peace Palace
2517 KJ Tne Hague
The Xetherlands
Dear Registrar,
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SECTION B.-REQUEST FOR THE INDICATIOX OF
IXTERIM MEASURES OF PROTECTIOX
THE AGENT OF THE GOVERNhlENT OF THE UNITED
KIL'GDOX TO THE REGISTRAR OF THE COURT
FOI~EIGSOFFICE,London, S.JV.1.
zznd June, 1951.
Sir,
SECTION B.-PLEADINGS
SECTION B. - PIÈCES ÉCRITES
. 1. MEMORIAL SUBMITTEU BY
THE GOVEKNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragrapk
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Written Statementof the Covernmentof the
lslamicRepublicof Iran The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is pleased
to see that the question of the legality of the use of nuclear
weapons is brought before the court. Our initial observationson
this question are as follow:
a. Paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the UN Charter stipulates that
ail member States of UN shall refrain from use of force against
the territorial integrity or political independence of each