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Index of Authorities ................................................................................................................ ivStatement of

Jurisdiction ......................................................................................................... xStatement of
Facts .................................................................................................................. xiQuestions
Presented ............................................................................................................... xvSummar of P!
eadin"s .......................................................................................................... xviP!eadin"s
I.THE COURT HAS JURISDICTION O*ER ALL CLAIMS IN THIS CASE,
S I N C E ACASTUS HAS SUCCEEDED TO NESSUS+S STATUS AS A PART TO THESTATUTE
OF THE COURT.
.................................................................. #A . $ e s s u s
%s Status ................................................................................................. #&.
Acastus has succeeded $essus. ........................................................................
#' . T h i s ' o u r t s h o u ! d
not
(ena!i)e a defect in a (rocedura! act *hich the a((!icantcou!d easi!
remed. ......................................................................................... +, . T h i s ' o u r t s h o u ! d r u ! e i n !
i"ht of the (ur(ose and o-ect of the Statute. ......... 8
II.( PERMITTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PIPELINE AS
P R O P O S E D , RU(RIA WOULD *IOLATE THE RIGHTS OF ACASTIAN CITI-
ENS OFELSIANHERITAGE.
.................................................................. 8A . T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e ( i ( e ! i n e a s ( r o ( o s e d v i o !
a t e s / u - r i a % s o - ! i " a t i o n s u n d e r Artic!e 0+ of the I''P/. ........................................................................
8& . / u - r i a % s a c t i o n s d o n o t c o n s t i t u t e a ! e " i t i m a t e r e s t r i c t i o n o f E !  s i a n s
% ri"hts...#0' . T h e s o v e r e i " n t  r i " h t s o f / u - r i a d o n o t a - s o ! v e i t o f ! i a - i ! i t 
f o r t h e a ! ! e " e d -reaches as /u-ria%s soverei"nt ri"hts are 1ua!ified - the E!sians% ri"ht of se!
f2determination. ...........................................................................................#3
III.THE ACTI*ITIES OF PROF IN
T H E E L  S I U M , I N C L U D I N G T H E F O R C E D LA(OUR OF CI*ILIANS,
ARE *IOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW ANDAREATTRI(UTA(LETORU(RIA.
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