- 47 134. For these reasons,
THE COURT,
(1) By thirteen votes to three,
Rejects the preliminary objection raised by the Russian Federation that the Court lacks
jurisdiction on the basis of Article 24, paragraph 1, of the International Convention for the
Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism;
IN FAVOUR:
President Yusuf; Judges Abraham, Bennouna, Cançado Trindade, Donoghue,
Gaja, Sebutinde, Bhandari, Robinson, Crawford, Salam, Iwasawa; Judge ad hoc Pocar;
AGAINST:
Vice-President Xue; Judge Tomka; Judge ad hoc Skotnikov;
(2) By thirteen votes to three,
Finds that it has jurisdiction on the basis of Article 24, paragraph 1, of the International
Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, to entertain the claims made by
Ukraine under this Convention;
IN FAVOUR:
President Yusuf; Judges Abraham, Bennouna, Cançado Trindade, Donoghue,
Gaja, Sebutinde, Bhandari, Robinson, Crawford, Salam, Iwasawa; Judge ad hoc Pocar;
AGAINST:
Vice-President Xue; Judge Tomka; Judge ad hoc Skotnikov;
(3) By fifteen votes to one,
Rejects the preliminary objection raised by the Russian Federation that the Court lacks
jurisdiction on the basis of Article 22 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination;
IN FAVOUR:
President Yusuf; Vice-President Xue; Judges Tomka, Abraham, Bennouna,
Cançado Trindade, Donoghue, Gaja, Sebutinde, Bhandari, Robinson, Crawford, Salam,
Iwasawa; Judge ad hoc Pocar;
AGAINST:
Judge ad hoc Skotnikov;
(4) Unanimously,
Rejects the preliminary objection raised by the Russian Federation to the admissibility of the
Application of Ukraine in relation to the claims under the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;