![]() The claims of the Applicant were formulated as follotvs in the Application: The Government of the Fecieral Republic of Yugoslavia requests the International Court ui Justice to adjudie anci declare: - by taking part in the bombing of the territory of the Federal Repriblic of Yugoslavia, the Respondent has acted against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in breach of its obligation not to use force against another State - by taking part i~t the training, arming, financing, equipping iind supplying terrorist groups, i.e. Furthermore, the activities in which Canada is taking part are contrary to Plrticle 53, paragrap 1, of the Charter of the United Nations. Furthermore, the obligation contained in the Convention on thc Prever~tjon and Punishment of the Crime of' Genocide not to impose deliberately on a national group conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the group has been breached. The provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and of the Inrernational Covenant on Econon~ic, Social aild Cultural Rights of 1966 have also been breached. The destruction of bridges on the Danube is in contravention of the provisions of Article 1 of the 1948 Conve~~tiot~ free navigation on the Danube. The obligatiol~ to protect the environment has also been breached. In addition, the provisions of the Geneva Convention of 1949 and of the Additional Protocol No.1 of 1977 on the pro~cction of civilians and civilian ol~jects in time of war have heen violated. By financing, arming, training and equipping the so-called 'Kosovo Liberation Army', support is given to terrorist groups and the secessionist movement in the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in breach of the obligation not to intervene in the internal affairs of another State. The said clait~is are based on the following legal grounds: The above acts of the Government of the Respundent represent a gross violation ol' thc obligation not so use force against another State. The Government of the Respondenl is taking part in the training, arming, financing, equipping and supplying the so-called 'Kosovo Liberation Army". The above-mentioned acts are deliberately creating conditions calculated at the physical destruction of anĦ ethnic group, in whole or in part. The use of weapons containing depleted uranium is having farreaching consequences for human life. Attacks on oil refineries and chemical plants have had serious environmental effects on cities, towns and villages in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. A large number of bridges, roads and railway lines were destroyed. Enormous damage was caused to schools, hospitals, radio and television stations, cultural and health institutions and to places of worship. Great number of people were killed, including a great many civilians. In bombing the Federat Republic of Yugoslavia, militasy and civilian targets were attacked. In its Applications the Applicant states that the claims submitted by it to the Court are based upon the following facts: "the Government of the Respondent, together with the Governments of other Member States of NATO, took part in the acts of use of force against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by taking part in bombing targets in the Federa1 Republic of Yugoslavia. The subject-matter of the dispute, indicated by the Applications, were acts of Respondents by which they violated their international obligation banning the use of force against another State, the obligation not 10 intervene in the internal affairs of another State, the obligation not to violate the sovereignty of another State, the obligation to protect the civilian population and civilian objects in wartime, the obligation to protect the environment, the obligation relating to free navigation on international rivers, the obligation regarding fundamental human rights and freedoms, the obligation not to use prohibited weapons, the obligation not to deliberately inflict conditions of life calculated to cause the physical destruction of a national group. The ~ederal RepubIic of Yugoslavia (hereinafter: the Applicant) fised on 24 April 1999 the Applications instituting proceedings against the United States of America, the United IClngdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the lngdom of Belgium, Canada, the Repubhc of France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Italy, the lngdom of the Netherlands, Portugal and the Kngdom of Spain for violations of obligation not to use force against another State and others obligations. ![]()
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