Judges' rulings

The UN Permanent Court of Arbitration was accepted by Ireland and the UK as the court in which the Irish challenge would be heard. The judges issued the following rulings:

Unanimously rejected the UK's view that they did not have jurisdiction over the dispute;

Unanimously rejected the British argument that the Irish case was inadmissible;

By a majority, they refused to grant Ireland's demand for sight of commercially-sensitive MOX papers;

Unanimously decided that each side should bear its own costs.