The Merits, the Award and Annulment - Act Ⅳ Scene Ⅰ

摘要

The hearing on the merits (excluding damages) arrives along with its own issues. Ruritania objects to Toll-Stoy's use of PowerPoint presentations, a resource stated to be unavailable to it. Toll-Stoy argues that the Tribunal should draw a negative inference from Ruritania's failure to produce documents classified as secret under local law and objects to the admissibility of evidence obtained through intelligence services. Further issues of balance and imbalance are raised in the cross-examination of witnesses and argument is presented on the force and significance of factual issues addressed in the jurisdictional decision.