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CASE NAME- The Charming Betsy case
PARTIES- Murray Vs. The Charming Betsey
YEAR- 1804
PRINCIPLE Charming Betsy canon is a principle of interpretation applied in interpreting national statutes,
and general acts of congress. According to this canon, national statutes should be interpreted in
such a way that the interpretation does not conflict with international laws. This principle evolved
from the case.
Another principle of this case is in the treaty or custom the state have to maintain though it is
clarified or not. The states have to bind to maintain this kind of treaty or custom. Even if the
Domestic Law as inter-related to the International Law for the treaty rules or custom.
FACT OF THE CASEOnce a US national lived in the island named sent Thor conquered by the Denmark. He was the
owner of a ship. In 1800 by the Non Intercourse Act his ship was forfeited. By t his there was no
business transitive allowed with France. There was the allegation brought against him for
breaching this Act. There were a number of reasons had been produce that so far he had been
living in abroad.
ISSUE

Whether the U.S authority can forfeit her nationals property solely for staying an abroad
or not.
Whether U.S. Navy had violated the Non-Intercourse Act of 1800.

DECESIONIn the dispute the chief justice Marshall to do the judgment. Discussed and interpreted the
international country law, conventional law and the effectiveness over the USA of its. According
to his decisions, that any law of USA cant be operated in opposition direction of the international
norm and International Laws.
REASONING

There is lots of reasoning he produced in giving of its decision. He said the customary
law has been found into US law with effectiveness. That is why the congress never can
go in the opposite.

Over the dispute, the allegation which was brought really by the national control of the
USA. The crate can do no matter what it seems to better for the state. As it was the Act
passed in the congress which was not to be opposing of the International Law.
The court found that there was sue connection exist to go to the step for the discharge
the argument.

CASE NAME- The Barcelona Traction Case

PARTY- Belgium v. Spain
YEAR- 19621970
PRINCIPLEPrinciple of protection of company by companys national state company incorporate in third
party.
FACT OF THE CASEThe Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Co. Ltd., (hereinafter called Barcelona Traction) were a
Canadian joint stock company formed in Toronto (Canada) in 1911. The greater part of its share
capital belonged to Belgian nationals. Barcelona Traction also owned the shares of several other
companies, some of which were operating in Spain under Spanish law.
Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company, Ltd. (Barcelona Traction) manufactured and
supplied electricity in Spain. Although doing business in Spain, it was incorporated in Canada
and maintained its headquarters in Toronto. The company issued corporate bonds to investors
outside of Spain. During the Spanish Civil War (19361939), the government of Spain refused to
allow Barcelona Traction to transfer currency from Spain to pay interest to the bondholders. The
interest payments were never resumed.
In 1948, several Spaniards purchased some of the bonds and then brought suit in a Spanish
court asking it to declare Barcelona Traction bankrupt because it had failed to pay the interest on
the bonds. The court did so and, following several motions and appeals, all of the assets in Spain
belonging to the company were finally sold by public auction in 1952. The proceeds from the sale
were distributed to creditors and only a very small sum was to be paid to shareholders.
The shareholders then sought the assistance of their home states in seeking to obtain a larger
settlement. Canada, among other states, complained to Spain of denials of justice and of the
violation of certain treaties it alleged were applicable. Canada, however, eventually agreed that
Spain had acted properly in denying Barcelona Traction the right to transfer currency abroad and
later in declaring the company bankrupt.
Belgium took an interest in the matter because Belgians owned 88 percent of the shares in
Barcelona Traction. It disagreed that Spain had acted properly and after Spain became a
member of the United Nations in 1955, Belgium filed a complaint before the International Court of
Justice in 1958. The proceedings were suspended and then discontinued while representatives
of the private interests concerned carried on negotiations. When the negotiations failed, Belgium
submitted a new application to the Court in 1962.
Spain promptly objected that Belgium could not sponsor Barcelona Tractions or its shareholders
complaints because Barcelona Traction was a Canadian company.

ISSUEBelgium claimed that the Spanish authorities acted contrary to international law against
Barcelona Traction, which resulted in damage to the company and its shareholders. Accordingly,
Spain was under an obligation to restore in full to Barcelona Traction its property, rights and
interests, and ensure compensation for all other losses. Alternatively, Spain should pay Belgium
compensation equivalent to the value of the property, rights and interests of Barcelona Traction.
As another alternative, Spain should at least pay to Belgium compensation equivalent to the
amount of shares of the capital of Barcelona Traction owned by Belgian nationals, together with
the amount of the sums standing due on 12 February 1948 in favor of Belgian nationals. Before
the Court could proceed with the matter on the basis of the memorial filed by Belgium and the
preliminary objection raised by Spain, Belgium informed the Court, in accordance with Article 89
of the Rules of the Court that it wished to withdraw from the case. Later Belgium and Spain
engaged in negotiations, but as these did not result in any agreement, Belgium presented a new
application in 1992 for the Court to hear the case.
DECESIONThe international court of justice rejected the claim of Belgium by fifteen one votes holding that
Belgian Govt. had no locus standi in this case to seek reparation.
REASONINGThe Belgian government lacked the standing to exercise diplomatic protection of Belgian
shareholders in a Canadian company with respect to measures taken against that company in
Spain. The court ruled on the side of the Spanish, holding that only the nationality of the
corporation (the Canadians) can sue. The case is important as it demonstrates how the concept
of diplomatic protection under international law can apply equally to corporations as to
individuals.
CASE NAME- Lotus case
PARTY-France and Turkey
YEAR- 1927
PRINCIPLECriminal jurisdiction and flag State jurisdiction on the high seas.
FACT OF THE CASEOn 2 August 1926, a collision occurred on the high seas between the French mail
steamer Lotusproceeding to Constantinople, and the Turkish collier, Boz-Kourt. The BozKourt sank and eight Turkish nationals perished. On 3 August, the Lotus arrived in
Constantinople; Where the Turkish authorities proceeded to hold an enquiry into the collision.
They instituted joint criminal proceedings in accordance with the Turkish law against the captain
of the Boz-Kourt, and the officer on watch on board the Lotus at the time of the collision,
Lieutenant Demons, a French citizen, on a charge of manslaughter.
The case was first heard on 28 August 1926 before the Criminal Court of Istanbul. Lieutenant
Demons objection to the jurisdiction of the Court was overruled. On 15 September, the Criminal
Court of Istanbul sentenced Demons to a short term of imprisonment and fine.The proceedings

had been instituted in pursuance of Turkish legislation. According to the French Government, the
Criminal Court claimed jurisdiction under Article 6 of the Turkish Penal Code.20 the French
Government protested against the arrest of Lieutenant Demons and against the assumption of
jurisdiction by the Turkish Court. By a special agreement, signed at Geneva on 12 October 1926
between the French and Turkish Governments and filed with the Registry of the Court in
accordance with article 40 of the Statute and article 35 of the Rules of the Court, the latter
submitted to the Permanent Court of International Justice the question of jurisdiction that had
arisen between them as a result of the collision.
ISSUE Criminal jurisdiction and flag State jurisdiction on the high seas. Questions before the Court
Has Turkey, contrary to article 15 of the Convention of Lausanne of 24 July 192321 on conditions
of residence, business and jurisdiction, acted in conflict with the principles of international law.
And, if so, which principles, by instituting joint criminal proceedings in pursuance of Turkish law
against Lieutenant Demons, in consequence of the loss of the Boz-Kourt having involved the
death of eight Turkish sailors and passengers?
Should the reply be in the affirmative, is any pecuniary reparation due to Lieutenant Demons
according to the principles of international law and, if so, what should it be?
DECESIONJudgment was rendered on 7 September 1927. By the Presidents casting vote the votes being
equally divided the Court held that

Turkey, by instituting criminal proceedings against Lieutenant Demons, had not acted in
conflict with the principles of international law;
Consequently, there was no occasion to give judgment on the question of the pecuniary
reparation.

REASONINGThe Court first established that the question submitted to it was whether the principles of
international law prevented Turkey from instituting criminal proceedings against Lieutenant
Demons under Turkish law. The Court found that the French contention that Turkey, in order to
have jurisdiction, should be able to point to some title of jurisdiction recognized by international
law was opposed to generally accepted international law, as referred to by Article 15. It stated
that the first restriction imposed by international law upon a State was that it could not exercise
its power in any form in the territory of another State. However, this did not imply that
international law prohibits a State from exercising jurisdiction in its own territory in respect of any
case that relates to acts that have taken place abroad and in which it cannot rely on some
permissive rule of international law. The Court found that Turkish jurisdiction was justifiable not
because of the nationality of the victims but because the effects of the offence were produced on
a Turkish ship, and consequently, in a place assimilated to Turkish territory in which the
application of Turkish criminal law cannot be challenged. Once it was admitted that the effects of
the offence were produced on the Turkish vessel, it became impossible to hold that there was a
rule of international law that prohibited Turkey from prosecuting Lieutenant Demons simply
because the author of the offence was on board the French ship.

The Court then addressed the last argument advanced by the French Government that according
to international law criminal proceedings arising from collision cases are within the exclusive
jurisdiction of the State whose flag is flown. France claimed that questions of jurisdiction in
collision cases were rarely encountered in the practice of criminal courts. Therefore, prosecutions
only occurred before the courts of the State whose flag is flown, which proved a tacit adherence
by States to the rule of positive international law barring prosecutions by other States. The Court
rejected this argument. Even if the facts alleged were true, they would merely show that States
had often abstained from instituting criminal proceedings, not that they felt obligated to do so.
CASE NAME- Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case
PARTY-United Kingdom v. Norway, ICJ
YEAR- 1951
PRINCIPALExtension by costal state of fisheries jurisdiction case, fishery zone, preferential rights and
concurrent rights of other stats and conservation measures.
FACT OF THE CASESince 1911 British trawlers had been seized and condemned for violating measures taken by the
Parties in order to avoid further legal differences; and the Norwegian Government specifying the
limits within which fishing was prohibited to foreigners. In 1935, a Decree was adopted
establishing the lines of delimitation of the Norwegian fisheries zone.
On 28 September 1949, the Government of the United Kingdom filed with the Registry of the ICJ
an application instituting proceedings against Norway. The subject of the proceedings the Parties
in order to avoid further legal differences; and was the validity, under international law, of the
lines of delimitation of the Norwegian fisheries zone as set forth in a Decree of 12 July 1935.
The application referred to the declarations by which the United Kingdom and Norway had
accepted the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ in accordance with Article 36 (2) of its Statute.
ISSUE To declare the principles of international law applicable in defining the baselines by reference to
which the Norwegian Government was entitled to delimit a fisheries zone, extending seaward to
4 nautical miles from those lines and exclusively reserved for its own nationals; and to define the
said baselines in the light of the arguments of the Parties in order to avoid further legal
differences.
To award damages to the Government of the United Kingdom in respect of all the written reply
and later in the oral argument by the United Kingdom and, consequently, no interferences by the
Norwegian authorities with British fishing vessels outside the fisheries zone, which, in
accordance with the ICJs decision, the Norwegian Government may be entitled to reserve for its
nationals.
DECESIONThe Fisheries Case was brought before the Court by the United Kingdom of Great; Britain and
Northern Ireland against Norway. By a Decree of July 12th, 1935, the Norwegian Government

had, in the northern part of the country (north of the Arctic Circle) delimited the zone in which the
fisheries were reserved to its own nationals.
Me United Kingdom asked the Court to state whether this delimitation was or was not contrary to
international law. In, its Judgment the Court found that neither the method employed for the
delimitation by the Decree, nor the lines themselves fixed by the said I)decree, are contrary to
international law; the first finding is adopted by ten votes to two, and the second by eight votes to
four. Three Judges-M.M. Alvalez, Hackworth and Hsu Mo appended to the Judgment; 21
declaration or an individual opinion stating the particular reasons for which they reached their
conclusions; two other Judges- Sir Arnold McNair and Mr. J.E. Read-appended to the Judgment
statements Of their dissenting Opinions.
REASONING

It was agreed from the outset by both Parties and by the Court that Norway had the right
to claim a 4-mile belt of territorial sea, that the fjords and sands along the coastline,
which have the character of a bay or of legal straits, should be considered Norwegian for
historical reasons, and that the territorial sea should be measured from the line of the
low-water mark.
The Court found itself obliged to decide whether the relevant low-water mark was that of
the mainland or of the skjaergaard, and concluded that it was the outer line of the
skjaergaard that must be taken into account in delimiting the belt of Norwegian territorial
waters.
The Court then considered the three methods that had been contemplated to effect the
application of the low-water mark. The Court rejected the method of the trac parallle,
which consists of drawing the outer limit of the belt of territorial waters by following the
coast in all its sinuosities, as unsuitable for so rugged a coast. Furthermore, that method
was abandoned in the written reply and later in the oral argument by the United Kingdom
and, consequently, no longer relevant to the case.
The Court also declined to apply the courbe tangente (the arcs of circles method)
inasmuch as it was concededly not obligatory by law. Thus, the instant case required the
application of a third delimitation method according to which the belt of the territorial
waters must follow the general direction of the coast. Such a method consisted of
selecting appropriate points on the low-water mark and drawing straight lines between
them. The Court found that the method had already been applied by a number of States
without giving rise to any protests by other States.
However, the Court held that the delimitation of sea areas had always had an
international aspect and could not be dependent merely upon the will of the coastal State
as expressed in its municipal law. Although necessarily a unilateral act, the validity of
delimitation of sea areas with regard to other States depended upon international law.
The Court considered that in drawing straight baselines, the coastal State had to follow
the general direction of the coast.

CASE NAME- The Continental Shelf CASE

PARTY- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya vs. Malta
YEAR-1985

PRINCIPLEIt is a course axiomatic that the material of customary international law is to be looked for primary
in the actual practice and opinion juries of state even though multilateral conventions may have
an important role to play in defining and recording rules , deriving from custom or indeed in
developing them.
FACT OF THE CASEOn 23 May 1976, a Special Agreement was signed between the Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya and the Republic of Malta providing for the submission to the Court of a dispute
concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two States.
The Parties were broadly in agreement as to the sources of the law applicable to the case, but
disagreed as to the way in which the Court was to indicate the practical application of those
principles and rules. Malta wished the Court to draw the delimitation line, while Libya wanted it
only to pronounce itself on the applicable principles and rules. Having examined the intention of
the Parties to the Special Agreement, from which its jurisdiction derived, the Court considered
that it was not barred by the terms of the Special Agreement from indicating a delimitation line.
The delimitation contemplated by the Special Agreement related only to the areas of continental
shelf that appertained to the Parties, to the exclusion of areas which might appertain to a third
State. Although the Parties had in effect invited the Court not to limit its Judgment to the area in
which theirs were the sole competing claims, the Court did not consider itself free to do so,
especially in view of the interest shown in the proceedings by Italy, which in 1984 order to
achieve an equitable result. Submitted an application for permission to intervene under article 62
of the Statute. The Court had rejected this application.
ISSUEQuestions before the Court
What principles and rules of international law are applicable to the delimitation of the area of the
continental shelf that appertains to the Republic of Malta and the area of the continental shelf
that appertains to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya?
How in practice can the two Parties, in this particular case, apply such principles and order to
achieve an equitable result. Rules in order that they may, without difficulty, delimit the areas
concerned by agreement?
DECESIONThe Judgment was rendered on 3 June 1985. By fourteen votes to three, the Court held that
with reference to the areas of continental shelf between the coasts of the Parties within the lowwater mark of the relevant coast of Libya, that initial line being then limits defined in the present
Judgment, namely the meridian 13 50 E and the meridian 15 10 E.
The principles and rules of international law applicable for the delimitation, to be effected by
agreement in implementation of the present Judgment, of the areas of continental shelf
appertaining to the Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and to the Republic of Malta
respectively are as follows:

 the delimitation is to be effected in accordance with equitable principles and taking account of
all relevant circumstances, so as to arrive at an equitable result;
The area of continental shelf to be found to appertain to either Party not extending more than
200 miles from the coast of the Party concerned, no criterion for delimitation of shelf areas can
be derived from the principles of natural prolongation in the physical sense.
REASONINGThe Court found that, as to the law applicable to the delimitation of areas of shelf between
neighboring States, which is governed by article 83 of the 1982 Convention, the Convention sets
a goal to be pursued, namely to achieve an equitable solution but is silent as to the method to
achieve it.
In the view of the Court, the principles and rules underlying the rgime of the exclusive economic
zone could not be left out of consideration in the present case, the two concepts continental shelf
and exclusive economic zone being linked together in modern law.
The conclusion reached by the Court was that there was no evident disproportion in the areas of
shelf attributed to each of the Parties respectively such that it could be said that the requirements
of the test of proportionality as an aspect of equity were not satisfied.
CASE NAME- The Reparation Case
PARTIES- United Nation vs. Israel
YEAR-1949
PRINCIPLEUnited Nations Organization is an international institution and legal person under international
law. Therefore it is a subject of international law and capable of possessing rights and duties.
FACT OF THE CASEIn 1947 when Palestine spited in to two countries, Israel emerged as a new country. At that time
the UN troops were engaged in the border area of Israel and Palestine of monitoring and
peacekeeping and to mediate in the conflict between Arabs and Jews. Mr. Count Bernadette, a
Dutch national, was the chief UN truce negotiator for the area. On September 17,1948 when he
as in the area of Jerusalem, the area which was under the occupation of Israel, was murdered.
The UN considered that Israel was negligent in duty and was fail to punish the murderers.
Consequently the UN decided to make a claim for compensation on behalf of its employee under
international law. Does UN capable at all to claim compensation or not the United Nations
General Assembly sought advice of ICJ in this regard.
ISSUEThe issues of this case were as follows:

Whether The United Nations as an organization can claim compensation and damages
for the person appointed under its service.
Whether UN as international organization has every legal responsibility so that it can be
sued and can sue by its own name.

Whether the UN had the capability to bring an international calm for compensation
against a non member state.

DECESIONThe ICJ held that UN as an international institution and legal person, it enjoys all the qualities
privileges and claim reparation not only in respect of damages caused to itself but also in respect
of damage suffered by the victim persons. Thus the Israel is liable to pay compensation.
REASONINGThe court observed that United Nation Organization is a political body charged with political tasks
of important character and covering a wide field, namely the maintenance of international peace
and security, achieve international co operation in the pasture of economic social cultural rights.
It is a present the supreme type of international organization and it could not carry out the
intention of its founders if it was devoid as international character. The court has come to the
conclusion that this organization is an international person and it can be assumed that the
organization has the capacity to bring a claim on an international plane, to negotiation, to
conclude a special agreement and to prosecute a claim before an international tribunal. The
organization has the capacity to claim reparation of damage by basing its clam upon a breach of
obligation due to itself and this will bring about settlement.
CASE NAME- Prof. Nurul Islam and Others Govt. of Bangladesh and others Case
YEAR-1999
PRINCIPLENO state can deny the international responsibilities; avoid this responsibilities not defense as the
domestic or state. But the state law has to relation the International Law.
FACT OF THE CASEIN 1999 the most popular cigarette producer British American Tobacco (BD) Ltd. To
manufacturer of their brand Gold Leaf. The Voyage of Discovery has to invite to advertise the
product. The new generation of our country addicted for the purpose of this kind of advertisement
so that Prof. Nurul Islam issued a writ petition against that kind of advertisement in the High court
Division. Not only that advertisement, he raised in report of WHO (World Health Organization)
that the effect of the smoking and the obstruct on the Tobacco Products on the publicity.
The Tobacco corporation show that, In Bangladesh control in the marketing of tobacco products
for 1988 Tobacco Originated Goods Marketing (Regulation) Law. In this law not banned the
advertisement but when the advertise this kind of product it is necessary to say that can use
alertness of word which is obey on that company. The lawyer of the Company argued that,
through in 1990 the ordinance no 16 to canceled the tobacco products advertisement, although
the ordinance is not raised in the Parliament and to lost the power of Law. So now in Bangladesh
there is no law existence to obstruct the advertisement of Tobacco Products.
ISSUEWhether cancellation of Voyage of Discovery to come though there is no law existence.
DECESION-

The decision of the court that the obstruct to come the Voyage of Discovery in Bangladesh.
REASONINGBangladesh is bound to follow the international law accordance with article 25(1) of the
Bangladesh constitution.
CASE NAME- Chorzow Factory Case
PARTIES- Germany vs. Poland
YEAR-1928 PCIJ
PRINCIPLEIt is a general principle of international law that any breach of an engagement involves an
obligation to make reparation.
FACT OF THE CASEThere was an agreement between Germany and Poland and that bilateral treaty was known as
the Geneva Upper Silesia convention 1922. it had been provided in that treaty that on transfer of
sovereignty of certain territories from Germany to Poland after the 1st world war, existing
proprietary right were to be maintained except that the Polish Government was granted a right of
expropriation under certain condition with respects of all property belonging to German nationals
in Upper Silesia. The present dispute arose when Poland seized to companies there in breach of
its international obligation under the Upper Silesia convention of 1922. The Germany demanded
compensation from the Poland.
ISSUEThe issues of the case were as follows:

Whether the convention of 1922 creates any obligation on the part of the Poland.
Where seizure of the 2 companies by the Polish Government is contrary to its
international obligation, whether Poland is bound to make reparation to Germany.
If there appears any breach of international obligation, whether Poland is bounty to make
reparation to Germany.

DECESIONThe reparation of wrong may consist in an indemnity corresponding to the damage which is
contrary of International Law. Right or interests of an individual the violation of which rights cause
damages are always in a different plain to rights belonging to a state, which rights may also be
infringed by the same act.
REASONINGIn deciding the case the court considered the following the reasons to be applied:

The action of Poland was not expropriation in its real sense, it was rather a seizure of
property, right and interest which could not be expropriated even against compensation,

save under the special conditions fixed by Art. 7 of the Upper Silesia convention of 1922.
in doing so, therefore, Poland acted contrary to its obligations.
It is general principle of international law and even a general concept of law that a breach
of an agreement involves a duty to make reparation.
Reparation is the expendable complement of a failure to apply a convention and there is
no necessity for this to be stated in the convention itself. This case is one of an unlawful
expropriation and in such cases expropriating sates must in addition to paying the
compensation due in respect of lawful expropriation, pay also damages for any loss
continued by the injured party.

CASE NAME- Island of Palmas Case

PARTIES- Netherlands Vs USA
YEAR-1928
PRINCIPLE

The principle which subjects the act creative of a right to the law in force at the time the
right arises, demands that the existence of the right, in other words its continued
manifestation, shall follow the conditions required by the evolution of the law
The territory if occupied it is not enough to the state who occupied the territory which is
belong upon the state. The state should have the authoritative power of the territory he
relationship and sovereignty with the inter-connection between the occupied territory.

FACT OF THE CASEThe Island of Palmas Case dealing with island disputes. It involved a Sparsely inhabited island
twenty nautical miles off the southwest coast of the Philippines. The United States and the
Netherlands contested ownership of the island. The United States claimed the Island of Palmas
based on two legal theories. First, Spains earlier discovery of the island, which had given Spain
original title, passed to the United States when the United States defeated Spain in the
Spanish-American War and the United States took possession of the Philippines. Second, the
United States claimed Palmas Island due to the contiguity of the island to the Philippines. When
Spain first discovered the Island of Palmas in the sixteenth century, international law arguably
granted absolute title to islands that were terra nullius to the discoverer. The United States,
therefore, argued that this law, the law at the time of discovery, should apply and international
law at that time granted title to terra nullius to its discoverer. On the other hand, the Netherlands
claimed the island because the Netherlands had had contact with the region, and they contended
that the island was a tributary of native princes, [who were] vassals of the Netherlands
Government. Moreover, regarding the applicable law, the Netherlands countered the United
States argument of the United States regarding applicable law by stating that, [t]he changed
conceptions of law developing in later times cannot be ignored in judging the continued legal
value of relations which, instead of being consummated and terminated at one single moment,
are of a permanent character.
ISSUE

Whether Netherlands had any legal rights or not.

Whether the Island was terra nu the territory if occupied it is not enough to the state who
occupied the territory which is belong upon the state. The state should have the
authoritative power of the territory he relationship and sovereignty with the interconnection between the occupied territory terra nullius or not.

DECESIONIt was held that by the ICJ, that the arbitrator then held that though the U.S. had inchoate title to
the Island of Palmas, based on its ascension to possession of the Philippines through earlier
Spanish discovery, the Netherlands had actual title to the island because it had peacefully and
continuously displayed authority over the island.
Next, although the Island of Palmas was much closer to the Philippines than Indonesia, the court
rejected the United States contiguity claim, concluding that international law did not support
such a principle. Consequently, the rule in international law stated that discovery, without any
further display of authority or occupation of an island, did not demonstrate ownership where
another State exercised actual authority over the same islands.
REASONING
The territorial sovereignty was absence from the sides of the continues effectiveness sovereignty
over the land by Netherlands. So mere discovered is not okay to be territorial sovereignty. Spain
did not fulfill the requirement of having the land through terra nullius.
CASE NAME- Clipperton Island Arbitration Case
PARTIES-France Vs Mxico, 26AJIL 390
YEAR- 1932
PRINCIPLE

A territory, by virtue of the fact that it was completely uninhabited is, from the first
moment when the occupying state makes its appearance there, at the absolute and
undisputed disposition of that state, from that moment the taking of possession must be
considered as accomplished, and the occupation is thereby completed.
The occupation on Territory not on the occupied the land or territory it is insufficient but
also necessary to effective on that occupation of the territory.

FACT OF THE CASEThe Clipperton Island Case involved a dispute between Mexico and France over a small,
uninhabited island 600 miles southwest of Mexico. Mexico claimed the island based on Spanish
discovery several hundred years earlier. France argued that it obtained title in November 1858
after a French naval ship discovered the island, and its commanding officer later published
Frances claim in a newspaper. After discovering Clipperton Island and publishing notice of the
discovery in a Hawaii newspaper, France took no further action to assert her sovereignty until
1897, thirty-nine years blather, when a French naval ship found three Americans collecting
guano on the island. France protested to the United States, which responded that it made no
claim to the island. A month later, Mexico, believing that Clipperton Island was under its
possession, and having heard about the same guano exploration, dispatched a naval ship to

investigate. The ship found the same three Americans on the island and Mexican soldiers raised
the Mexican flag. France protested Mexicos action, and both sides engaged in an acrimonious
debate over ownership of the island, until both parties agreed to have their dispute arbitrated by
Emperor Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1909. Victor Emmanuel, however, would not issue his
ruling on the case for twenty-two years, until 1931. The Emperor awarded Clipperton Island to
France, stating that the proof of an historic right of Mexicos is not supported by any
manifestation of her sovereignty over the island, a sovereignty never exercised until the
expedition of 1897.
ISSUE

Whether there is any authoritative power over the territory in the Spain.
Whether France or Mexico had title to the island.
Whether Mexico had any title belongs over the island.
Whether it provides a lower occupation requirement to prove actual title where the
territory claimed is an uninhabited island.

DECESIONThe discovery of the island by the Spanish authority was not sufficiently proved, nor was the title
of Spain to the territory. Meanwhile, it was clear that France had not at any point abandoned her
claim to the island. In the circumstances, sovereignty over the islands belonged to France.
REASONINGIn 17th November 1858 Clipperton Island was legitimately acquired by French. France did not
lose subsequently right by dereliction. France never had the animus of abandoning the island
and it had not exercised its authority their positive manner. From 17th November 1858, for this
reason France belongs the sovereignty over the Clipperton Island.
CASE NAME- Eastern Greenland Case, PCIJ
PARTIES- Denmark vs. Norway
YEAR-1933
PRINCIPLETo established effective occupation two elements are must needed

Land occupation for exercising sovereignty

Effective expression for the will.

FACT OF THE CASE

The sovereignty of Denmark over Greenland was established upon 1721. Actually , the conflict
was began from 10th July 1931, when Norway declared through Royal Proclamation that cast
terra- nullius was under their control and they raised the flag of Norway. But Denmark considered
the island as their own as after World War 1. The allied power countries agreed that the actual
control of the country should be under Denmark. Denmark again claims that there here ruling the
area for a long time and it also shows its authority. So Denmark took the dispute to PCIJ.

ISSUEv Where the country practically occupied or not

v Where the country has any legal titled
DECESIONThe court agreed that the actual control of the country and all evidence is sufficient that is the
land should be under Denmark.
REASONINGTo established effective occurred two elements are must be needed

Land occupation for exercising sovereignty and

Effective expression for the will.

CASE NAME- The Temple of Preah Vihear Case, ICJ

PARTIES- Cambodia vs. Thailand
YEAR-1967
PRINCIPLE

The international law elements of the case are territorial sovereignty, and the power of
treaties.
The Court weighed heavily the historical context of the creation of Annex I in making its
judgment. It is clear that the Court found it important to first clarify the frontier lines
between Cambodia and Thailand before deciding the issue of sovereignty. Because one
could not be correctly judged without the other, the principles of subject-matter
jurisdiction, temporal jurisdiction and territorial jurisdiction are all important in this case.
The power of treaties held Thailand accountable for the border dispute and allowed
Cambodia to expel Thai forces from the Temple.

FACT OF THE CASEOn15June1962,the International Court of Justice (ICJ) pronounced judgment on a dispute
between Cambodia, formerly acolony of France,and Thailand,formerly called Siam,a
neighboringkingdom which had never been formally colonized.The disputeterritorial sovereignty
over the area of an ancient Brahmanic temple named Preah Vihear . The Temple is perched high
on a spur of the Dangrek mountain chain which roughly forms the boundary between both
countries. North of the Dangrek lies the Khorat Plateau of Northeast Thailand, while to the south
the Temple affords a magnicent view of the forested Cambodian plain below. The judgment was
peculiar in that it relied upon absence to startling effect. Applying the principle qui tacet consentire videtursi loquidebussed ac potuisset (Judgment,) [He who keeps silent is held to consent
if he must and can speakICJ held that Thailands failure to protest the inaccuracy of a map
purporting to reect the watershed line between the two states, and thus by the Treaty of 1904
the international boundary between them, constituted tacit acceptance of the map line as the line
established by treaty. The effects of this reasoning were as follows:

 A scale map that made a considerable error in placing the

watershed, was held to x the boundary, sup-planting the treaty text, which species a physical
fact, the water-shed line, as the boundary;
Concrete acts of sovereignty on the ground were largely dismissed as being exclusively the
acts of local, provincial authorities (Judgment,) while mere inferences about behavior taken to be
absence of official protest received legal force; and
The general political conditions existing in Asia at his period, (Judgment,) the enormous facts
of French colonialism, were ignored. The response to the judgment in Thailand was incredulity
and outrage. The World Court reasoning was seen, in the words of Thai Foreign Minister Thanat
Khoman, as a miscarriage of justice, while
OtherOfficialscontactedwerepuzzledthatthecourt its judgment o amap, considered actually only
a roughsketch.(BangkokPost,June18,1962)Looking back on the oral pleadings and the judgment
together with the dissenting opinions, what seems truly strange is that if ICJ, in resolving the
dispute with a map, hoped to uphold the stability and nullity of conventional agreements between
States rather than capitulate to achievements of sheer conquering force, then the basis for its
judgment ran exactly in reverse. Dramatizing the failure to protest, the World Court seemed to
announce not an end to violence.
ISSUEDispute as to the meaning or scope of the 1962 Judgment and Jurisdiction of the Court .The
Court stated that when it receives a request for the indication of provisional measures in the
context of proceedings for interpretation of a judgment under Art. 60 of the Statute, the Court has
to consider whether the conditions laid down by that Article for the Court to entertain a request
for interpretation appear to be satisfied9. Art. 60 of the Statute provides that:

The judgment is final and without Appeal. In the event of dispute as to the meaning or
scope of the judgment, the Court shall construe it upon the request of any party.
Legal Conditions required for indication of Provisional Measures.
The Court indicated that the power to indicate provisional measures under Art.41 of the
Statute has as its object the preservation of the respective rights of the parties pending
the decision of the Court and this power may be exercised only if the Court is satisfied
that the rights asserted by a party are at least plausible.
The Court examined the conditions of plausibility one by one and concluded that the
conditions had been satisfied.

DECESIONIn its Order, the Court first unanimously rejected Thailands request for the case
Introduced by Cambodia to be removed from the General List (as set out in
Section 2 of this Summary). It then indicated various provisional measures, as
Follows:
That both parties should immediately withdraw their military personnel currently present in the
provisional demilitarized zone (PDZ), as defined in 62 Of the Order, and refrain from any military

presence within that zone and from any armed activity directed at it. This decision was reached
by a majority of 11 to 5 votes.
That having noted that the Temple area had been the scene of armed Clashes between the
Parties and those such clashes might reoccur, the Court Decided that in order to ensure that no
irreparable damage was caused, there Was an urgent need for the presence of all armed forces
to be temporarily? Excluded from a PDZ around the area of the Temple.
That each of the Parties should inform the Court as to its compliance with the
above provisional measures and that, until the Court had rendered its judgment on the request
for interpretation it would remain seized of the matters which Form the subject of the Order.
REASONINGThailand did not claim for a long time that the temple and Cambodian sovereignty was exercised
peacefully. So that it would be treated as under Cambodian territory.
The international court of justice restricted the scope of an error as a ground of invalidating a
states consent to be bound by a treaty. The Vienna Convention 1969, Article 48 was prevailed
over the judgment. The principle of estoppels is also applied in the judgment.
CASE NAME- Tinoco Arbitration
PARTIES- U.K Vs Costa Rica
YEAR- 1913
PRINCIPLEThe effective Government. It is important that the government have any authoritative power
effectiveness of the state.
FACT OF THE CASEIn 1971, the government of Costa Rica was over thrown by Federico Tinoco who assumed a
power called an election established a new constitution June 1917. in 1919 Tinoco and left the
country his government fell. In 1922 the return of the Costa Rica Govt. passed a law invalidating
all contracts between the executive powers and private persons, made with or without approval
of the legislature power during the period of the Tinco government. The Tinoco government had
granted a concession of the central Costa Rica Petroleum Company and was indebted the Royal
Bank of Canada. Both British Corporation under new law both their obligation were abrogated.
Great Britain which had never recognized the Tinoco Government Claimed behalf of these
corporations and the maker was refereed to arbitration. The arbitrations in this award discussed
the question of recognition.
ISSUEv Whether the United Kingdom had recognized the new regime was by and large Delevan in
deciding the defacto existence of the Tinoco Govt. or not.
v Whether the Govt. was recognized defacto was a matter to be decided objectively against
international standards and as issued to be resolve by examining the subject views of a majority
of status or not.

DECESIONCosta Rica government would be bond to perform all international obligations created by the
Tinoco Governments.
REASONING Tinoco government was the only government of its Rica Defacto and Dejure for 2 years and 9
months. During that time there was no other government disputing its sovereignty. That is as
unpeaceful administration of the whole country with the accusation of the people. The
succeeding government could not by legitimate decree avoid responsibility for acts of that govt.
affecting British Govt. subject except in violation of international law. So that contrast validity
make with the as it was an effective one any obligation entries into by effective government
cannot be nullified.
The arbitration decide that since the Tinaco administration was in effective control of the Costa
Rica, it was the valid government irrespective of the fact that the UK, together with a significant
number o the other state , had not recognized it.
The succeeding government could not by legitimate decree avoid responsibility for acts of that
government affecting British Government subject except in violation of international law.
CASE NAME- Russia ship Case
PARTIES- USSR vs.USA
YEAR-1948, USA Federal Court.
PRINCIPLEPar in Parem non-habit imperium/jurisdum (equal over equal do not have any jurisdiction) this
maxim which concern with the status of sovereign equality enjoyed by all independent states.
FACT OF THE CASERussia ship was a Russian passenger ship. The ship was in the ocean of Atlantic. At that time, a
collision occurred that injured tow American women. Reaching the port of New York they brought
a suit against the ship and claimed compensation. But Russian foreign ministry argued that since
the ship was a property of Russia, this USA had no jurisdiction to file suit against Russia.
ISSUEWhere USA can file a suit against the property belong to Russia according to international law.
DECESIONIt was held that USA couldnt file a suit against Russia
CASE NAME- Luther vs. Sagor Case
PARTIES- Luther vs. Sagor
YEAR-1921 1kb 456(1921) 3kb each kings bench division court of appeal.
PRINCIPLEThe importance of international law recognition with the retrospective effect

FACT OF THE CASEThe concerned operation is produce of a timber factory in Russia owned by the plaintiffs which
have been nation in 1990 by the soviet government. In 1920 defendant company purchase of
quality of wood from the user and this was claimed in England by the plaintiff as their property
seen it had come from what had been factory.
ISSUEWhether the high court bound to take notice from the soviet decree or not.
DECESIONIt was held that the fact of soviet government was recognizing defacto and dejure did not affect
the issue. Another interesting point is that seen the foreign office certificate include a statement
that the forever provisional government of Russia recognized by the U.K had been diapered
during 1917. The court inferred the commencement of the soviet from that date.
REASONINGOn appeal the decision in favor of the plaintiff was reserve in the light of the intervening
recognition of the soviet government by the British government. This recognition was held to be
retrospective and to date back to the actual coming into being of the recognized entity.
CASE NAME- Haile Selassie Vs Cable and Wireless Ltd case
PARTY- Haile Selassie Vs Cable and Wireless Ltd
YEAR-1939
PRINCIPLEUsually there is no deference between the De-jure recognition and DE-facto recognition. But if
there is any country between them in the circumstances the Defacto recognition is retrospective
in power.
FACT OF THE CASEBy a contract entered into by the director general of posts, telegraphs and telephones of Ethiopia
with a Mario and telegraphic company a sum of money become due from the defendants to the
public revenue of Ethiopia. Ethiopia was subsequently conquered and governed by Italy. In the
court at first instance it was held that although Italy had been recognized by Great Britain as the
Defect government of Ethiopia, the plaintiff was still recognized by Great Britain as the De jure
sovereign and therefore the right to issue for money owed was vested in him.
ISSUEWhether the decision was right or wrong.
DECESIONThe appeal was allowed and the action was dismissed.
REASONING-

At first court decided that Haile Selassie is entitled to get that debt money because he
was legally recognized empire.
And the court of Apple took place before the commencement of the action brought by
Haile Selassie. Consequently the action was dismissed and Haile Selassie had no
Locus Standi before English Court.

CASE NAME- Salimoff and Co. vs. Standard Oil of N.Y. Case
PARTIES- Salimoff and Co. vs. Standard Oil of N.Y.
YEAR- 1933
PRINCIPLEThe principle of sovereign equality one state cannot interfere in the act of another state. This
view recognizes or establishes the declaratory theory of recognition.
FACT OF THE CASESalimoff was a Russian citizen. He had oil business. The Russian Govt. by a decree nationalized
all the oil company. Then the Govt. entered into a contract with Standard Oil Company of New
York to sell oil. When the oil reached to New York Salimoff claimed the oil arguing that since
America had not recognized Russia, the contract is void and it cannot enter into any transaction.
Moreover, he raised the issue that the oil was taken from Solimoff by an illegal act.
ISSUE Whether non-recognition of a state affects the existence of that state?
Who will get the oil?
DECESIONU.S court held that U.S cannot interfere in the act of another state as it was the act of a
sovereign authority.
REASONINGU.S court took the position that though America did not give recognition to U.S.S.R. even then it
cannot ignore the existence of U.S.S.S. according to the principle of sovereign equality U.S.
cannot interfere in the act of another state. According to the parin parem non-habet imperium
an equal cannot interfere against another equal state.
CASE NAME- Arantzazu Mendi Case.
PARTIES- Spain vs. U.K
YEAR-1939
PRINCIPLEIn the circumstances there is no distinguish between the De- Jure recognition
and De-Facto recognition. Both are treated as same on the matter of situation.
FACT OF THE CASE-

In 1939, during the Spanish Civil war, the Arantzazu Mendi, a Spanish ship registered in Bilbao
was requisitioned which on the high seas by a decree of the Republican government of Spain.
On her arrival on London, her owners issued a right in ram for possession and she was arrested
by the Admiralty Marshal, The Republican Govt. then issued a wait claiming possession of the
Arantzazu Mendi. The nationalist govt. sought to set aside the writ and arrest warrant on the
ground that the action imploded a foreign sovereignty state namely. The nationalist government
of Spain.
ISSUE

Whether the arrest of Arantzazu Mendi, by Administrative Marshall was lawful or not.
Whether the nationalist Government of Spain was a foreign sovereign state.
Where the Nationalist Government of Spain is recognized by His Majestys Government
as a foreign.
Whether the party sought to be impeded.

DECESIONThe judgment by Becknell that the nationalist government was a foreign sovereign state for the
purpose of international Law and set the writ and warrant of arrest a side. This secession was
appealed to the House of Lords but the appeal was dismissed.
REASONING
The sovereign has to decide whom he will recognize as a follow a sovereign in the family of
state. In the above case the House held that a letter from the foreign office stating that the
Nationalist Government of Spain at the Date of the write was a foreign sovereign terminated the
controversy as to its status.
CASE NAME- Dikko Incident Case
PARTY-U.K Vs Nigeria
YEAR- 1984
PRINCIPLEThe diplomatic bag do not open or capture. If any I in case of any incident happened that the
diplomatic bag was used illegal way or think that for the reasonable cause then it should
maintained its non violation process.
FACT OF THE CASEMr. Dikko was a Nigerian political leader who kept away from London and to staying there he
speech against the Nigerian Military Government. He arrested by the Nigerian Diplomatic agent
after that to use a high power of drug to slept him for the reason of trafficking him in Nigeria by
the diplomatic bag. But in the airport the bag was challenged by the airline authority checked by
the authority Dikko was found that bag senseless.
ISSUEWhether it was reasonable to open diplomatic bag by the airline authority?

DECESIONThe court held that, the airline authority does this which is necessary to avoid the use
advantages diplomatic.
REASONINGTo restrain or avoid the abuse of diplomat, activities of airline authority did not do any wrong
which is conflicting the international law.
CASE NAME- Iran Case
PARTIES- U.S.A Vs Iran
YEAR- 1980
PRINCIPLETo entire into mission area without permission or protect to destroy in mission area and not to
violation in peace of mission or take necessary steps because of not to reduce the dignity of
mission which is a special duty of a state.
FACT OF THE CASEThe United States Embassy at teharan in Iran overruled a military group and hundreds of several
students. They are not permitted by the president of Iran Al Khowameni. They controlled over the
documents and arcades to entire into the diplomatic mission area and captured by the officials.
By Iran authority was not protest them.
ISSUE

Whether the Iranian Government was bound to provide force to secure U.S.A Embassy
and its personals?
Whether Iran Government was bound to provide compensation or not?
Whether Iran Government breached any International Law or not?

DECESIONInternational courts of Justice held that though Iran government was bound to protect the
diplomatic mission. So that Iran Government was not do this they are bound to pay
compensative.
REASONING

Violation of official correspondents.

Violation of achieves and documents.
Violation of Vienna Convention 1961 22(1) and 22(2)

CASE NAME- The Crying Suitcase Case

PARTIES- Egypt vs. Italy
YEAR- 1964

PRINCIPLEThe diplomatic bag do not open or capture. If any I in case of any incident happened that the
diplomatic bag was used illegal way or think that for the reasonable cause then it should
maintained its non violation process.
FACT OF THE CASEAn Egyptian diplomatic agent back to his state carries on a suitcase in Italy at Rome airport. The
custom officials of the airport hear cried noise into the suitcase. For that reason they (officials)
checking the suitcase but the agent deny this. The officials opened the suitcase in force and
found that the Israeli Diplomatic into the suitcase and went away him. The diplomatic of Egypt
said that they (official) violation of the Vienna Convention 1961 Rule 27(3) to opened the
suitcase.
ISSUEWhether they worked was done by the airport authority in Rome which was violation on the
international Law or diplomatic chance and the responsibility or not?
DECESIONThe work which was done by the authority was not violation of International law although it was
necessary to do.
REASONINGWhen it was a question foe a mans life to use by force and opened it was not violating of
international law. Although it was restricted by the Vienna convention 1961, rule 27(3)
CASE NAME- The U.S.S.A. Lorry Case
PARTIES- USSR vs. West Germany
YEAR- 1980
PRINCIPLEIn this case the lorry was capable of movement. So being capable of movements it could not be
a diplomatic bag is not a justified reason.
FACT OF THE CASEUSSR sent some boxes in West Germany which were carried by a lorry that was externally
marked as diplomatic bag. But the authority of West Germany posed doubt on the lorry about it
being a diplomatic bag. USSR ambassador said that the lorry was a diplomatic bag. Since West
Germany was under reasonable doubt they demanded for the search of the bag. They further
contended that though the inner material of the lorry might be diplomatic bag or bags, but the
lorry itself was not a diplomatic bag.
ISSUE Whether West Germany has the right to search the diplomatic bag.
Whether it was violation of the article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relation,
1961.

DECESIONThe court held that

The seizure of a bag must be reasonable.
A lorry cannot be said or accepted as diplomatic bag.
REASONING Article 36 deals with exemption of diplomatic bag from customs duties and search
Article 36 provides that the diplomatic baggage shall be exempted from inspection unless there
are serious ground for doubt that , it contains article not covered by the exemptions.
CASE NAME- Asylum Case
PARTIES- Columbia vs. Peru
YEAR- 1950, International Court of Justice.
PRINCIPLE

Regional rules are not necessarily subordinate to general rules of international law but
may be in a sense complementary or correlated thereto, and

An international tribunal must, as between states in the particular region concerned give
effect to such regional rules as are duly proved to the satisfaction of the tribunal.

FACT OF THE CASEAn unsuccessful military rebellion took place in Peru in October 1948. It was suppressed on the
same day and the President of the Republic issued a decree outlawing the American Peoples
Revolutionary Alliance, which he charged with having organized and directed the rebellion. A
warrant was issued for the arrest of Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, the head of the American
Peoples Revolutionary Alliance and a Peruvian national, in connection with the rebellion. On 3
January 1949 Haya de la Torre sought asylum in the Colombian Embassy in Lima, the capital
city of Peru.
The Colombian Ambassador informed the Peruvian Government that he had granted diplomatic
asylum to Haya de la Torre under Art. 2, paragraph 2 of the Havana Convention on Asylum
1928, and under Art. 2 of the Montevideo Convention on political Asylum, 1933. He had qualified
Haya de la Torre as a political refugee, and requested the government of Peru to allow Torre to
leave the country.
Peru contended that Haya de la Torre was not entitled to asylum and refused to accept the right
of Colombia to define unilaterally the nature of Haya de la Torres offense. After diplomatic
correspondence between two countries, the case was referred to the International Court of
Justice.
ISSUEIn determining the issues involved, the International Court of Justice considered the following
issues:

Whether there is an custom so established that it is binding to allow Columbia to grant

political asylum
Whether the granting of diplomatic asylum was a practice or custom in the region of Latin
America.
Whether Columbia is competent to qualify the offence of Haya de la Torre and granting
asylum.
Whether such asylum was being practiced recurrently as customary norms of the
international law.

DECESIONThe international Court of Justice decided that a State granting diplomatic asylum do not have
the unilateral right to qualify an offense for The purpose of asylum, nor was Colombia entitled to
claim guarantees for the safe departure of the man to whom he had given asylum.
REASONINGColumbia cited several conventions, of which some Peru was not a party so not binding, and
others that were accepted by so few states it is very weak. Columbia also refers to many cases
where political asylum was granted, but court cannot determine whether they were granted due
to usage, or for political expediency. Court says Columbian Govt. has not through its arguments
proven the existence of such a custom. And, if there was such a custom, it could not been forced
against Peru, because they were not party to the Montevideo convention which included matters
of political asylum
CASE NAME- Savarkar Case
PARTY-France Vs. Great Britain
YEAR-1911
PRINCIPLEIf any state did not granted any persons asylum or mistakenly send him other state for that
reason after then the state send first other didnt cleared again or the state lastly gave asylum
didnt back the person and that claimed has no validity.
FACT OF THE CASEMr. Vinayak Donador Savarkar was being transported in India for trail on a charge of right reason
and abutment of murder. He managed to step out at manse tiles throughout the port hole of a
water closet. But he was captured by a French Police man who handed him over to the captain
of more without extradition proceeding being a political offender. France demanded him back but
the British Government refused to surrender.
ISSUE

Whether France was entitled extradition of Saverkar?

What are the relevant international law and customs in this regard?

DECESION-

International court gave decision in favor of Britain and said that here is no rule extradition of
international law for that reason the Britain was bound to extradition Saverker in France.
REASONINGThere is no rule or Act about extradition in International Law which ground the U.K is bound to
extradite Savarkar.
CASE NAME- Alabama Claims Arbitration
PARTIES- USA vs. UK,
YEAR- 1872
PRINCIPLENo state can deny the international responsibilities and for these purpose to deny that not
defense as the domestic or state law. But the state law have to connection in the International
Law.
FACT OF THE CASEIn (1861-1865) the USA civil war was occurred. Then Britain declared neutrality of this war and
that is accepted as the USA. But the confederate navy made many warship used in civil was
from Britain. The USA authority request to Britain that they can take action the company of the
ship. But Britain did not take any action against such company. As the violation of the agreement
USA had claimed compensation from Britain on the ground that it had violated the law of
neutrality.
ISSUE Whether under the Washington agreement the Britain follow the neutrality or not.
Whether the Britain was liable to pay any compensation to the USA or not.
DECESIONIt was held that the Britain failed to follow the neutrality so that Britain had to pay USA 1, 55,
00,000 dollars so that Britain had to pay in this amount in Gold in the form of compensation for
the violation of the laws of neutrality.
REASONING

No state to keep away from international responsibility to shelter the national law.

Each and every state has accountability to protect their national law, but not avoiding
international responsibility.

CASE NAME- Re Castioni

PARTIES- Switzerland vs. Great Britain
YEAR-1981 Queens Bench Division, Great Britain
PRINCIPLE-

Which the prisoner had committed was incidental to and formed a part of political disturbances,
and therefore was an offence of a political character within the meaning of the statute, and the
prisoner could not be surrendered, but was entitled to be discharged from custody.
FACT OF THE CASEAngello Castioni, a Swiss citizen, had participated in an uprising on September 11, 1890 in the
Canton of Tinoco. The reolt was against the administration. A large group of citizen including
Castioni, seized the Arsenal of the town of Bellinzona, disarmed the police, caught and seized
several persons connected with the Cantonal administration and forced them to march in from of
the armed crowed to the municipal palace. Mr. Castoioni was armed with a receiver. Rossi, a
policeman was shot and die. A witness later identified Castioni as the person who fired the fatal
shot to the policeman. Castioni then fled to Great Britain and te Swiss Government formally
requested to arrest and extradite Castioni on the charge of having committed willful murder. After
his arrest his legal representative asked for the issuance of writ of habeas corpus and for the
freeing of castioni, claiming that he had been guilty of only a political murder.
ISSUE

Whether the authority is bound to be extraditing Castioni?

Whether the offense committed by Castioni, was a crime of political nature?

DECESIONThe court held that the authority is not bound to extradite Castioni.
REASONINGThe court ruled that Castioni had committed act and it was part of an attack on the palace. The
act was connected with an uprising aimed at the Cantonal Government and his was a struggle
between two groups. Castioni in this situation had no personal feeling against Rossi. He shot a t
Rossi in the promotion of a political uprising. His act constituted a political offence, for which he
could not be surrenders to the Swiss authority on the ground of extradition.
CASE NAME- Re Menuier Case
PARTIES- France vs. U.K. Queens Bench Division, Great Britain
YEAR-1894
PRINCIPLEIf any distractedness creating group believe and to destroy the on that state law which was not
treated a political disturbance.
FACT OF THE CASEMr. Meunier was an French citizen. He was an explosion believer. He believe that there was no
state and no any govt. in the state. In this political interface on him. To destroy the of he
explosion many place by bombing in the state. He explosion by two bomb in military shelter and
left in Britain. Menuier shown the cause of political disturbance and Britain could not extradite.
ISSUE-

Whether it was a political disturbance?

Whether it was a extraditable matter?

DECESIONThe court rejected Meunie s and granted his extradition to French government.
REASONINGMr. Meunier was an explosion and terrorist mist so that it was an offence which was under
criminal jurisdiction. Terrorism could not a political disturbance. If political disturbance the two
very party must be related with each other.
CASE NAME- Ex Parte kolzyniski case
PARTIES- Poland vs. U.K
YEAR-1955
PRINCIPLEThe offender kept away in which state, the state Judiciary or supreme Court will be decided at
very offence was political offence or not.
FACT OF THE CASEMr. Kolzyniski was a Polish citizen. He was an in Polish ship. He and other some sailors protest
against the captain in ship and kept away from Britain and claim asylum there. On sea if made
any offence the Poland has only the trial there to adjudicate their sailor in this ground Poland
claimed there sail. Then kolzyniski said that they need to freedom of common and kept away in
Britain which was a democratic country to freely. If extradition there in Poland they tried by not to
sailors, they trial for protest communistic.
ISSUE

Whether it was an political offence

Whether Britain Extradition to Poland?

DECESIONThe court held that to free from communism Mr. Kolzyniski and his other sailors happened the
offence which was an political offence and decided that Britain was not bound to extradition
them.
REASONINGThe court found no clear evidence that the Polish nationals were criminals. There is a probability
that they might be prosecuted for political offence if they are extradited.
CASE NAME- Government of Greece vs. Governor of Brixton Prison
PARTIES- Greece vs. Governor of Brixton Prison
YEAR-1969

PRINCIPLEThe decision to extradite an offender is often highly influenced by political ideology of the
requested State.
FACT OF THE CASEA Greek fugitive falsely collected a huge sum of money and managed to flee away to United
Kingdom. He was convicted in his absence by a Greek court by the allegation of obtaining money
by pretences. He argued that he was determined opponent of the ten military Governments in
Greece and had been detained without trial for several years. He thus had good reason to fear
further such detention, in addition to the sentence arising out of the criminal conviction, if he were
returned to Greece. The Government of Greece demanded his extradition to the UK.
ISSUEThe issue before the UK court was whether the Greek national can be extradited.
DECESIONThe court rejected the arguments on behalf of the Greek National, and ordered for his extradition
REASONINGIt would be a clear breach of faith on the part of the Government of Greece if he were detained in
Greece otherwise than for the purpose of serving his sentence and it appears to me to be
impossible for our court to assume that any foreign Government with which her Majestys
Government has diplomatic relations may act in such a manner said Lord Reid.
CASE NAME- Abu Daud case
PARTIES- France vs. Germany and Israel
YEAR-1977
PRINCIPLEThe apex court was decided whether it was political offence or not.
FACT OF THE CASE
In 1976 the Olympic game in Munich 1976 the Olympic game in Munich, and palatine Abu Daud
murdered by bomb blast the athletic in Israel. After that, Abu Daud kept from franc end leave in
there but the in from of France arrest him in there. After arrest Abu Daud German and Israel both
are clamed extradition when the news was published Germany clamed for the reason the offence
was made his country. On the other hand Israel clamed for that reason to murder his athletic,
and Palestine Abu Daud murdered by bomb blast the athletic in Israel. After that, Abu Daud kept
from franc end leave in there but the in from of France arrest him in there. After arrest Abu Daud
German and Israel both are clamed extradition when the news was published Germany clamed
for the reason the offence was made his country. On the other hand Israel clamed for that reason
to murdered his athletic
ISSUEWhether there has any right to clamed extradition Germany or Israel.

DECESION
The court held that board that countries are right to clamed extradition
REASONINGGermany did not claim Abu Daud for extradition in a proper way.
The crime did not occur in Israel so that they have no right to extradite him in Israel.
CASE NAME- Tarnsov/Tarashor Extradition Case
YEAR 1963
PRINCIPLEExtradition claimed state not back the kept away person on that state until or unless the
slandered state gave the documents against that very person.
FACT OF THE CASEV.S Tarnsov was a sailor on a Russian oil Tanker. He charged for theft of Rs. 700 on November
25.1962. he jumped American Steel surveyor on 25th November. An enquire made judicial
Magistrate as per section 5 of the Indian Extradition in his judgment on March 29,1963, no prima
facie could be against Tarnsov on the basis of the report submitted by M.F the captain of
ship(Tanker).
ISSUE

Whether there was any Prima Facie on this case?

Whether Tarnsov was extradition by India?

DECESIONThere evidence against Tarnsov was not convenience this extradition was not allowed to the
Soviet Union by the India Government.
REASONINGThere is no evidence which was necessary to prove the Prima Facie Case.
CASE NAME- Dey-Et.El Vs T.W.A Case
PARTIES- Dey-Et.El Vs T.W.A
YEAR -1975
PRINCIPLE- After completing the checking process of passenger on that here the
responsibilities of airline management starting and it is completing after Disembarkation
FACT OF THE CASEDey and the others was passenger in TWA. After completing their checking in Athence airport
they were waiting in lounge. That time a terrorist attacked on airport. For that reason 3
passengers were died and 40 injured. Dey one of them. Dey and other passenger claimed
compensation in TWA. TWA said that his is responsibility to high air authority.

ISSUE TWA was bound to pay compensation?

Whether it was the responsibility in TWA?
DECESIONThe decisional happen in the case that TWA was responsible to pay compensation.
REASONINGWhen all necessary precautions have been taken the judgment always goes in favor of the
victim. Since Mr. Dey and other were checking in, they were the passengers though not on board
and form the time of being the passengers all the liability goes on the Airlines. There TWA was
liable.
CASE NAME- Harnandez Vs Air France Case
PARTY- Harnandez Vs Air France
YEAR-1976
PRINCIPLECompleting the checking process of passenger at that time the responsibilities of airline authority
will be started and it will be completed after disembarkation of passengers.
FACT OF THE CASE
Mr. Harnandez was a passenger of Air France. After landed the plain at Chelsea the Gal airport
in Paris he was waiting in the airport for his larges after completed disembarkation. At that time
there was an attacked by Terries and Mr. Harnandez injured. He claims compensation in Air
France.
ISSUE

Whether disembarkation was complete or not?

Whether Air France was bound to pay compensation or not?

DECESIONThe court held that the disembarkation was completed and on that time the responsibility of air
France was finished. So that Air France not bound to pay compensation.
REASONINGWhen the disembarkation complete, responsibility of the air France also end with that. So air
France is not bound to pay compensation.
Case Name-Aerial Incidence Case
Party-Israel Vs Bulgaria,
Year-1955
PRINCIPLE:

A state has to right to protect her airspace and if any intrusion on the state any state can took
defaced or other.
FACT OF THE CASE:
In 1955, 27 July a business flight EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd goanna from London to Paris then
Israel. On the way the airspace of Bulgaria without permission entered then the fighter plane of
Bulgaria search to follow and the attracted on the business plain by the fighter plane in Bulgaria
and blasts it. For that 7 cure and 51 passengers was died.
ISSUE

Whether Bulgaria was any right to attack a business plain?

Whether the passenger are entitled to get competitive.

DECESIONThe court accepts the argument of Bulgaria. After that the Bulgaria gave compensation they died
persons family the amount of 19.5 million us dollar.
REASONINGEvery Sovereign state have right to protect their airspace safe and secure.
CASE NAME- U-2 Case
PARTIES- U.S.A vs. USSA
YEAR- 1960
PRINCIPLEIt is a right to protect own airspace and make sure the sovereignty. The state can make any type
of action if a military aircraft entire without permission in their airspace.
FACT OF THE CASEOn May 1, 1960, a U-2, a US high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, was shot down at a height of
20,000 meters over soviet territory. The airplane had taken off from Pakistan and was schedule
to land in the Finland and after taken aerial photographs while over soviet territory. The USSR
protested at the flight. The US did not try to justify its action in terms of international law or
protest at the shooting down or of the subsequent trial of the pilot. The lack of protest by U.S in
this case in consistent with the view that, other them in the case of entry in distress, international
trespass by military aircraft may be met by the use of force without warning.
ISSUE

Whether there have any rights to soviet territory to shoot military aircraft?
Whether the aircraft trespass Soviet territory?

DECESIONSoviet court held that, the force of Soviet which does legal and Mr. Powerson (pilot) wars
punished 10 years imprisonment.

REASONINGState can take any reasonable step to protect his airspace.

CASE NAME- The Libyan Airline Tragedy
PARTY-Libyan Vs Israel
YEAR-1973
PRINCIPLETo force any non-government/ non military aircraft which was not consider according to the
international law and which is not consent for the reason of that to land in the aircraft which is
without the conscience of mind.
FACT OF THE CASEIn February 1973 a military aircraft of Israel shootout a Libyan business plain blasted in place of
Shinai Mountain on airspace for those 106 passengers was died. On the report of ICAO, the
aircraft entered without any intention to entire that area. Israel says though the high time of the
military situation the Israel know that aircraft may be used by destroying work. The added that
they signaled may times to land the aircraft.
ISSUE

Whether Israel has any power to do that?

Whether it was violation of international law?

DECESIONWhatever the situation arise, any state have no right to attack any civil aircraft.
REASONINGIn the conclusion of ICAO report they published whatever the conditions there have no right to
attack any civil aircraft. This is obviously violation of international law.
It is not endurable that the abide by the civil aircraft. Because it might not be understand by the
civil aircraft pilot.
CASE NAME- Korean Airline Tragedy
PARTIES- USSR vs. Korea
YEAR- 1983
PRINCIPLEI case of civil aircraft there is no weapon or force applied again the aircraft. Which is not
applicable UN convert rule 51?
FACT OF THE CASEOn September 1, 1983, Korean Airlines Boeing 747 airliner, Flight 007 was on the last leg of a
flight from New York City to Seoul, with a stopover in Anchorage, Alaska. As it approached its

final destination, the plane began to veer far off its normal course. In just a short time, a Soviet
Su-15 interceptor fired two air-to-air missiles at a Korean Airlines Boeing 747 airliner, Flight 007,
destroying the aircraft and killing all 269 crewmembers and passengers. Soviet air defense units
had been tracking the aircraft for more than an hour while it entered and left Soviet airspace over
the Kamchatka Peninsula. The order to shoot down the airliner was given as it was about to
leave Soviet airspace for the second time after flying over Sakhalin Island. It was probably
downed in international airspace. For that reason 269 passengers with all crews was died for life
and property damages USSR claimed compensation. Britain only claimed compensation 2 million
pound for death of their citizen.
ISSUE

Whether USSR has any right to shootout civil aircraft.

Whether USSR was liable for that incident.

DECESIONThe report of Icon the attitude of the URRS was very much criticized. The main incident was that
in law USSR invent missile which was through in Air to Air and the effect of the examiner. After
that URRS president Govechev gave an amount of compensation of Korea and gave pardon.
REASONING It was observed by the ICAO that the circumstance arose negligence or fault by the craft crews
.And next it brought soviet Union invent missile which was through air to air.
CASE NAME- Fisheries Jurisdiction Case
PARTY-Iceland and United Kingdom
YEAR- 1974
PRINCIPLEExtension by costal state of fisheries jurisdiction case, fishery zone, preferential rights and
concurrent rights of other stats and conservation measures.
FACT OF THE CASEIn 1948, the Icelandic Parliament passed a law on the scientific conservation of the continental
shelf fisheries. The law was aimed at protecting Icelandic fishing resources since the economy of
Iceland depends almost entirely on fishing in the vicinity of its coasts. The law empowered the
Government to establish conservation zones, where all fisheries would be subject to Icelandic
rules and control, to the extent compatible with agreements with other countries.
In this connection, in 1958, Iceland proclaimed a 12-mile exclusive fishing zone and prohibited all
foreign vessels from engaging in any fishing activity within the new zone. The proclamation was
the beginning of a wider policy reflected in a resolution of the Parliament of 5 May 1959, which
stated that recognition should be obtained for Icelands right to the entire continental shelf area in
conformity with the policy adopted by the law of 1948.
On 11 March 1961, the two Governments ended their dispute with an Exchange of Notes
constituting an agreement between them. The Notes, inter alia, specified that the United

Kingdom would no longer object to a 12-mile fishery zone that Iceland would continue to work for
the implementation of its Parliaments resolution of 1959 but would give the United Kingdom sixmonth notice of any extension of its fisheries jurisdiction and that, in case of a dispute in relation
to such extension, the matter would be, at the request of either party, referred to the International
Court of Justice.
In 1971, the Icelandic Government announced that the agreement on fisheries jurisdiction with
the United Kingdom would be terminated and that the limit of exclusive Icelandic fisheries
jurisdiction would be extended to 50 miles. In reply, the United Kingdom emphasized that the
1961 Exchange of Notes was not open to unilateral denunciation and that in its view the measure
contemplated by Iceland would have no basis in international law.
On 14 April 1972, following the failure of negotiations, the United Kingdom applied to the
International Court of Justice. Iceland did not appear and did not appoint an agent but, in a
number of communications to the Court, contended, among other things, that the 1961 Exchange
of Notes was no longer in force and that the Court did not have jurisdiction.
Iceland issued, on 14 July 1972, new fisheries regulations extending its fishery limit to 50 miles
and prohibiting all fishing activities by foreign vessels inside those limits. The enforcement of the
regulations resulted in a series of incidents involving British and Icelandic vessels. On 19 July
1972, the United Kingdom filed a request for interim measures of protection. On 13 November
1973, the two Governments reached an interim agreement by an Exchange of Notes, which
provided that British vessels would be entitled, for a 2-year period, to catch no more than
130,000 metric tons of fish per year in the disputed area. The 1973 Exchange of Notes also
provided for temporary arrangements pending a settlement of the substantive dispute and
without prejudice to the legal position or rights of either Government.
ISSUEQuestions before the Court

Whether there was any foundation in international law for Icelands establishment of a
zone of exclusive fisheries jurisdiction extending to 50 miles from the baselines and, if
not, whether its claim should be deemed invalid; and
Whether the conservation of fish stocks in the waters around Iceland might be
susceptible in international law to regulation by Icelands unilateral extension of its
exclusive fisheries jurisdiction, or could be regulated, as between Iceland and the United
Kingdom, by arrangements agreed between them.

DECESIONOn 17 August 1972, on interim measures, by fourteen votes to one, the Court indicated interim
measures substantially similar to those sought by the United Kingdom. In particular:
The United Kingdom and Iceland should ensure that no action of any kind is taken which might
aggravate or extend the dispute submitted to the Court.
The United Kingdom and Iceland should ensure that no action is taken which might prejudice
the rights of the other Party in respect of the carrying out of whatever decision on the merits the
Court may render

 Iceland should refrain from taking any measures to enforce the Regulations of 14 July 1972
against vessels registered in the United Kingdom and engaged in fishing activities in the waters
around Iceland outside the 12-mile fishery zone.
Iceland should refrain from applying administrative, judicial or other measures against ships
registered in the United Kingdom, their crews or other related persons because of their having
engaged in fishing activities in the waters around Iceland outside the 12-mile fishery zone The
United Kingdom should ensure that vessels registered in the United Kingdom do not take an
annual catch of more than 170,000 metric tons of fish from the Sea Area of Iceland as defined
by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea;
REASONINGAs regards jurisdiction, the Court found that on a request for interim measures it was not
necessary for the Court to satisfy itself conclusively that it had jurisdiction, unless the absence of
jurisdiction was manifest. The Court held that the compromiser clause in the 1961 Exchange of
Notes accorded it, prima facie, jurisdiction to hear the case.
The Court found that Icelands contention was not relevant. The object and purpose of the
Exchange of Notes was wider in scope than merely deciding upon the Icelandic claim to fisheries
jurisdiction up to 12 miles. The Notes also provided a means whereby the Parties could resolve
the question of the validity of any further claims.
The Court found that if the alleged changes in fishing techniques did indeed exist, they would
only be relevant for the merits stage of the proceedings. As to this stage of the proceedings, the
alleged changes could not affect the compromiser clause establishing the Courts jurisdiction.
CASE NAME- North Sea Continental Shelf Cases
PARTIES- Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands
YEAR- 1969
PRINCIPLEThe relation between treaties and custom s uniformity and consistency of practice.
FACT OF THE CASEOn 1 December 1964, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands concluded an
agreement for the partial delimitation of the boundary near the coast. On 9 June 1965, the
Federal Republic of Germany and Denmark concluded a similar agreement. The three States
failed to reach an agreement on the boundaries beyond the limits of the partial delimitations.
Denmark and the Netherlands both contended that the boundaries should be determined in
accordance with the principle of equidistance. The delimitation of the boundaries near the coast
had been made on the basis of this principle, but the Federal Republic of Germany considered
that the prolongation of these boundaries would result in an inequitable delimitation for the
Federal Republic of Germany. On 31 March 1966, Denmark and the Netherlands concluded an
agreement on the delimitation of the boundary between the other parts of what they regarded as
their respective continental shelves on the basis of the principle of equidistance. This
delimitation assumed that the areas claimed by the Netherlands and Denmark were
conterminous and, in particular, that the agreed boundaries between the Federal Republic of

Germany and Denmark, and the Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands were
necessarily delimited on the basis of the principle of equidistance. On 2 February 1967, the
Federal Republic of Germany and Denmark, and the Federal Republic of Germany and the
Netherlands signed two special agreements for the submission of the disputes between them
concerning the delimitation of their continental shelf boundaries in the North Sea to the
International Court of Justice. The Special Agreements further stated that the respective
Governments should delimit the continental shelf in the North Sea between their countries by
agreement in pursuance of the decision requested from the International Court of Justice.
ISSUEQuestion before the Court:
What principles and rules of international law are applicable to the delimitation as between the
Parties of the areas of the continental shelf in the North Sea
Which appertain to each of them beyond the partial boundary as determined by the Agreements
of 1964 and 1965?
DECESIONThe Judgment was rendered on 20 February 1969. By eleven votes to six, the Court held that, in
each case,
The use of the equidistance method of delimitation was not obligatory as between the Parties;
There was no other single method of delimitation, the use of
which was in all circumstances obligatory;
REASONINGThe Court first stated that article 6 provides for delimitation between adjacent States, which
Denmark and the Netherlands clearly are not, or between opposite States which the Court
thinks they equally are not. The Court also stated that article 6 of the Geneva Convention was
not binding for all the Parties to the case, the Federal Republic of Germany not having ratified it
and therefore not being a party. Finally, the Court considered that the rest of the elements
regarded as necessary before a conventional rule can be considered to have become a general
rule of international law: the widespread and representative participation in the Convention
provided it included that of States whose interests were especially affected, was hardly sufficient
in this case. State practice in the matter of continental shelf delimitation was not of the kind to
satisfy this requirement. the Court found that the States not a great number which had drawn
boundaries according to the principle of equidistance, had not felt legally compelled to draw them
in this way by reason of a rule of customary law obliging them to do so.
CASE NAME- Govt. of India vs. U.C.C (Bhopal) corp.
YEAR-1987
PRINCIPLEThe powerful country time to time change their choice as they needs of Active Nationality
principle and passive Nation Principle and they use it as they want.

FACT OF THE CASEUnion carbide corporation (U.C.C) which is a multinational company and the head office situation
U.S.A. In India Bhopal a of this company established those are mainly responsible for the of gas
at Bhopal in 1984. For there irresponsibleness the pipe of gas linked and the blast was happened
thousands of people was and many people injured.
ISSUE

Whether U.C.C was responsible for the incident?

Whether Govt. of India entitled to get compensation as active nationality principle or not?

DECESIONThe supreme court of Bhopal held that U.C.C has to pay compensation 470 million dollar.
CASE NAME- Kerr vs. Illinois
PARTIES- Kerr vs. Illinois
YEAR- 1886 U.S. Supreme Court,
PRINCIPLEIf extraditable which is in the treaty is the extradition office is extraditable person.
FACT OF THE CASE
An acting for the state of Illinois went to Peru with a warrant for the extradition of Kerr under the
extradition the between the U.S. and Peru. At the theme Peru was with Chile and the most of
Peru, including Lima, was in Chilean hands. In this confused situation, the agent approached the
Chilean military authority in Lima and with their assistance, obtained custody to Kerr and took
him back to Illinois. No approach was made to the Peruvian Government which was still in
existence in retreat, and no recourse was hard to the extradition treaty. Peru did not protest
against the agents action Kerrs trade.
ISSUE

Whether any jurisdiction of Illinois court to adjudicate the matter of Kerr?

Whether there is any effect for unjustified arrest of Kerr on case?

DECESIONThe court held that, it was not violation of sovereign of Peru to adjudicate the matter of Kerr are
the process and came to before the court thought it was illegal but it was effect on trial.
REASONINGThe U.S. Supreme court ruled that Kerrs trail was not country U.S. Constitution. For that view
that the case involved violation of Peruvian territorial sovereignty because the Chilean authorities
were competent. In the situation prevailing at the time surrender Kerr.

CASE NAME-Cutting Case

PARTY- U.S.A Vs Mexico

YEAR-1887
PRINCIPLEAny state can apply his jurisdiction beyond his territorial on the foreign citizen if the works of
foreign citizen which was against the state citizens rights and duties.
Passive Nationality principle.
FACT OF THE CASEThe American citizen whose name was Mr. Cutting. He public news against an Mexican citizen
about his characteristic in the newspapers of Texas. The newspapers some copies are came
from Mexico and the citizens of Mexico saw this. The published news against the Mexican Penal
Code under section 184 which was an offence and after few days Mr. Cutting when come to
Mexico for passing vacation the Marxian police arrest time.
ISSUE Whether Mr. Cutting was liable?
Whether Mexico entitled to applied his jurisdiction or not.
DECESIONDuring the period of this international controversy, the appellate court in Mexico ordered Cutting
to be released.
REASONINGThe Mexican Appellate Court ordered for release Cutting because the aggrieved Mexican had
withdrawn his complaint and the term already served by Cutting was sufficient to satisfy justice.
CASE NAME- Yunis Case 83 AJIL 94
PARTIES-US vs. Yunis
YEAR-1988
PRINCIPLEThough the discussion matter of Passive nations principle to accept but in international Law
which is deny to legality of that principle.
FACT OF THE CASEYunis a Lebanese resident and citizen was charged for his alleged involvement in the 1985
hijacking of a Jordan civil air-craft in the middle east. The only nexus of the aircraft to the united
state during the hacking was presence of several American nationals on the flight. The aircraft
was registered in Jordan, flew the Jordan Flag and never landed American soil or flew over
American Airspace. In September more than two years after the aircraft was hijacking the
defended had been slowed by the agent of US Federal Bruce of investigation into international
waters of the coast of Cypress, where he had appeal handed and forcibly brought to the U.S.A.
The defendant moved to dismiss the indictment on each the group that under general principles

of international law, the court lacked subject and personal jurisdiction over a crime community by
non residence alien on forcing soil and that federal law provided no independent basis for such
jurisdiction.
ISSUEWhether the United States passed any jurisdiction for the frail of such person?
DECESIONU.S.A court held that Mr. Yunis was punished under this case.
REASONINGIn the very first the court failed to draw the hearing some lacuna over states for the trail. Then the
air hostage act come to assist the court and then the international committee did their so by
recognizing universal and passive personality.
CASE NAME- Eichmann Case
PARTIES- Israel vs. Eichmann
YEAR-1962
PRINCIPLEThe principle of this case is responsibility for crime and international adduction.
FACT OF THE CASE
Adolf Eichman was illegally adducted from Argentina member of Israeli secret services, by order
of them Israel Prime Minister. David Ben Gurion to stand trial in Israel. He charged under the
Nazi and Nazi collaborates Law 1950 with 15 countries of war crime and crimes against
community. Under Nazi regime Eichman, by his own administration was in charge or foreign the
emigration of 150000 Jews from Australia. He is the main person responsibility for fuel solution
the systematic of some 42-43 million Jews. After the war se escaped Argentina and lived with his
family. In 1960 Israel force kidnaps him in Argentina and came ti seal in box Israel for trial.
ISSUE

Whether the Israel Law permit to prosecute the offender for the acts done outside the
boundaries of Israel
Whether a state can punish an offender for the crime which took place before the
establishment of the state.
Where the Eichmann was guilty by the international adduction.
Where the Eichmann can get protective from Argentina.

DECESION
It was held that the court found guilty Mr. Eichmann and decides on death penalty. Mr. Eichman
appeal from Israel Supreme court affirming the judgment.
REASONING

The abhorrent crimes define in the law are not crimes under Israel law alone. These crimes
which stuck at the whole mankind and shocked the conscience of nation are great offence
against the law of nations itself. Therefore so far from international law negating or limiting the
jurisdiction of countries with respect of such crimes. International law is in the absent of an
international court. In need judicial and legislative organization of every country to give effect to
its criminal interdiction and bright criminal to trial. This jurisdiction to try crime under international
law is universal.
CASE NAME- Nicaragua Case
PARTIES- Nicaragua vs. USA
YEAR-1986, ICJ
PRINCIPLEThere is no customary rule in International Law permitting a State to exercise the right of
collective self-defense in another country on the basis of its own assessment of the sanitation.
FACT OF THE CASEIn 1979, U.S. Supported samoza Government in Nicaragua which was overthrown by Sandanista
revolutionaries. In 1981 U.S.A. terminated its economic aid to Nicaragua on the ground that it
had aided guerrillas fighting against the U.S. supported EI Salvador Government.
On April 9, 1984 Nicaragua filed a case against the U.S.A in the international Court of Justice
charging U.S.A for illegal intervention in the internal affairs. Nicaragua claimed that the U.S.A
had, which was contrary to the customary International law, used direct armed forces against it
by laying mines in Nicaraguan internal and territorial water causing damage to Nicaraguan ports,
oil installations and naval base. Moreover, and given assistance to the contra rebels. Nicaragua
further claimed that the U.S.A acted in breach of the 1956 U.S.A. Nicaraguan Treaty of Friend
hip, commerce and Navigation.
ISSUEThe main issues of the case were as follows:

Whether the International Court of Justice had the jurisdiction to entertain such dispute.
Whether there is any rule in customary International Law permitting another State to
exercise the right to collective self-defense on the basis of its own assessment of the
situation;
Where U.S.A had infringed the customary International Law regarding the use of force
and intervention
Whether Nicaragua is entitled to any compensation.

DECESIONIn this case the U.S.A did not appear and on May 10,1984 in its interim measure th court held
that U.S.A should immediately cease and refrain from any action restricting, blocking, or
endangering access to or from Nicaragua ports and in Particular the laying of mines. The court
further held that it had jurisdiction to entertain the application filed by Nicaragua. He court further
said that there is no justification on the part of U.S.A to apply collective self defense in

connection with the military and Para- military activities in and against neither Nicaragua nor her
is any such international customary rule to do that. Therefore, Nicaragua is entitled o get
compensation. But the court did not fix the amount of compensation.
REASONINGIn the decision the court considered the following reasons:

According to the Art. 387 of the Statue of the International Court of Justice, the court is
entitled to apply custom, where there is an evidence of general practice of practice of
that custom. The general practice of the custom is accepted by law. Form the fact of the
case it appears that there is a custom regarding the non use of force and non
intervention. As it is a generally practiced custom it is accepted by law. So the court has
full power and jurisdiction to entertain the issues.
There is no rule in customary International law permitting another state to use the right of
collective self defense until it is invoked. It is expected that the state for whose benefit
this right is used will have declared itself to be victim of a armed attack and as it was
there won internal factor, the U.S.A had no jurisdiction to exercise their power in the
internal matter of Nicaragua.
By laying mines in the internal or territorial waters or Nicaragua, U.S.A was in breach of
its obligations under customary international law not to use force against another state,
not to interrupt in maritime commerce.

CASE NAME- Caire Claims

PARTIES- France vs. Mexico
YEAR-1929
PRINCIPLESupporting the objective state responsibility doctrine it was added in this case that the state also
bears international responsibility for all acts committed by its officials or organs regardless of the
point whether such officials or organs have acted so within their limit or beyond their limit.
FACT OF THE CASEMr. Caire, a French national, received a demand for 5000 Mexican dollars under threat of being
shot from Major Avilla, a follower of the connectionist General of the then Mexico. Mr. Caire was
unable to meet this demand and offered all he had in paper money 200 dollars. He was
thereupon taken away by Avilla and hot, together with M. Flores who had intervened on his
behalf. His widow brought a claim before the national Claims Commission, which greed that his
death had been caused by connectionist force then in control of Mexico. But it was held that the
claims law of 1919 which binds the commission and not regarding the Connectionist forces. So it
decided not to grant an indemnity. The matter was then refereed to the Franco-Mexican
Commission. The matter was decided in the light of the Franco-Mexican Conventions-1924.
ISSUE-

Whether the persons responsible for Mr. Caires Killing belongs to one of the forces
mentioned in the Paragraph 1 to 4 of Article 3 of the Franco-Mexican Convenation,
1924?
Whether Mexico can be held liable for an act of an individual who was a member of
connectionist soldiers?

DECESIONAnswering to both the issues affirmatively the Commission by a majority vote decided, amending
the dicta of the National Claim Commission that Mr. Jean Baptiste Caire was assassinated by
forces envisaged in Article 3 Para 2 of the convention and awarded to his successors, by way of
indemnity the sum of 20,000 Mexican Gold piasters without interest.
REASONINGThe assassination of Mr. Caire must be attribution to innovative forces because the force belongs
to the General played a part in the innovative movement of 1913 and killers of Mr. Caire were his
followers. The state must be considered as obliged to exercise a higher observation in anticipate
wrongs committed by any soldier acted without order.
CASE NAME- Neer Claims
PARTIES- USA vs. Mexico
YEAR- 1926
PRINCIPLEIn this case, the court affirmed the doctrine of objective responsibility of the state. According to
this doctrine the responsibility for the acts committed by its officials or its organs develop upon
the state itself.
FACT OF THE CASEPaul Neer, an American citizen was superintendent of a mine near Guanacvi, state of Durango,
Mexico. On November 10 1924, at about 8 p.m. He and his wife were riding from the village to
their nearby home. In that way they were stopped by a group of armed man. The American was
killed. Mrs. Neer summoned help, and the village authority went to the scene where it took place.
On the following morning the local judge examined some witness including Mrs. Neer. Several
days passed during within a number of suspects were arrested but released subsequently
because of lack of evident. Mrs. Neer filed a claim of $1,00,000 for her and her daughters,
charging that the Mexican authorities showed an utmost negligence in investigation of her
husbands death. The claim was placed before him US-Mexican General Claims Commission.
ISSUEHow to determine the degree of lack of due diligence on the part of the Mexican authorities?
Because of lack of due diligence to what extent it creates the ground of state responsibility for
Mexico?
DECESION-

The administration decided that there had been no lack of due diligence to justify state
responsibility and therefore rejected the American claim.
REASONINGThe local authorities were handicapped by the fact that the only eye witness of the murder Mrs.
Neer failed to supply sufficient information. For that reason the Mexican authority failed to arrest
the murderer. The activities of the Mexican authority did not properly prove the lack of due
diligence on their part.
CASE NAME- Youmans Case
PARTIES- USA vs. Mexico
YEAR-1926
FACT OF THE CASEA lieutenant of State forces in a town in Mexico was ordered by the Mayor of the town to proceed
with troops to suppress a riots and attacks against certain American citizens. Instead of
dispersing the rioters, the troops did just the reverse- they joined the rioters cause. They started
firing the house in which the Americans taken refuse. In the process, the entire Americans
succeeded to fly though the back door, except one- Mr. Youman, and he was killed. USA lodged
a claim against Mexico for compensation of her national and the case was sent to Arbitration
Council.
ISSUEWhether the ultra virus act of the Mexican soldiers would be imputable to Mexican state
responsibility?
REASONING

The principle of international law regarding state responsibility is that a state shall be
responsible for the act of the persons under its authority even though they acted ultra
virus. Here the soldiers were under the authority of Mexico, tough they killed the
American disobeying the superior authority.

The acts of the Mexican soldiers were directly imputable upon the state. So Mexico cannot be
exempted from the responsibility.
CASE NAME- Rainbow warrior incident
PARTIES- New Zealand vs. France
YEAR-1985
PRINCIPLEWhere a state sends its agents abroad to commit acts which are illegal under international or
municipal law of the target country, it is customary for the state to take responsibility for the act
and issue compensation. However its agents are usually granted immunity from local courts. In
this case however, New Zealand managed to call out the French state under international law
and try its agents under its own municipal law.

FACT OF THE CASEThe rainbow Warrior was a ship belonged to Green Peace. It anchored at the port of the New
Zealand. Its main purpose was to oversee France Nuclear Test activities in the Pacific. At that
moment France was conducting the test upon the island of Bikini. France being desperate to get
rid of this ship sent two naval officers to sensory the ship, Rainbow warrior, and that was
successfully done by them. New Zealand at first filed a suit in the ICJ claiming damages from
France. Later the case was withdrawn and they became agree to mediate the matter under the
mediation of UN secretary General.
ISSUEWhether France has incurred state responsibility by destroying the ship Rainbow Warrior
anchored in New Zealand?
DECESIONThe Secretary General decided that the alleged act was imputable to France and awarded New
Zealand 7 million US dollar as compensation. But New Zealand refused accept money rather
claimed that

France must apologies and must promise not to repeat such act of infringing territorial
integrity in future and
The two accused naval officers who committed the offense in person would stay in New
Zealands island for 3 years during which period they would not be permitted to leave
New Zealand. France agreed to comply with their two conditions.

REASONINGFrance violated the territorial integrity of New Zealand which affected the legitimate interest of
New Zealand.
CASE NAME- Ambatielos Arbitration
PARTIES- Greece vs. UK
YEAR-1956, Commission of Arbitration
PRINCIPLEIn order to provide diplomatic protection, the existing all local remedies must be exhausted by
that party.
FACT OF THE CASEAmbetielos, a Greek national, did an agreement in 1919 to purchase a number of ships from the
British Government. The UK Government had given the credit on the seller but had retained a
mortgage over the vessels and in due course proceeding was taken to enforce the mortgage.
Ambetielos claimed in his defense that he British Government had given an undertaking that
vessels would be delivered by specific dates and that he had suffered a loss as result of the late
delivery of some of the vessels and sought to cancel the contract of purchase in respect of two of
the ships. But the British Government refused demand. In the lower court he failed and he
appealed in the Appellate court and the same judgment sustained. He did not then appealed to

House of Lords. The claim was then submitted to a commission of Arbitration in accordance with
the provisions of the Anglo-Greek Treaty of Commerce and Navigation of 1886. Before the
tribunal UK invoked the local remedies rule and submitted that available local or procedural
remedies had not been exhausted by the party. While Greece contended that the remedies
which English law offered were ineffective and therefore not applicable.
ISSUEWhether all the local remedies were exhausted by Ambetielos?
DECESIONThe commission found that the local remedies had not been exhausted. The party went to the
lower court where he failed and after that he appealed in the Appellate Court where the judgment
of the lower court was sustained. Subsequently Ambetielos did not appeal to House of Lords.
Thus the jurists raise the question that Ambetielos did not exhaust all the possible local
remedies.
REASONINGAccording to the decision of Arbitration:

As the opportunity to make an appeal to the House of Lords had not been meet, it was
contend that local remedies had not been fully tired.
The court further contented that the party werent to the inferior court where he failed and
after that he appealed in the Appellate Court where the judgment of the inferior court was
continued.
Subsequently Ambetielos did not appeal to House of Lords. Thus the jurists raise the
question that Ambetielos did not tire all the possible local remedies.

CASE NAME- ELSI CASE, ICJ

PARTIES- USA vs. Italy
YEAR-1989
PRINCIPLEBefore brining any claim for injuries suffered by private individuals it must be proved that the
legal remedies available by the individuals has been exhausted.
FACT OF THE CASEThe dispute arose out the requisition by Italy of the Plant and other assets of Electronica Sicula
SPA (ELSI). It is an Italian Corporation wholly owned by two US corporations. The authority had
begun to pan for the liquidation of ELSI. Then the US claimed compensation for the two US
corporate share holder of EISI. By virtue of treaty 1948 Italy argued that local remedies had not
yet been exhausted. The name of the Treaty was the Friendship commerce and Navigation
Treaty of 1948 between USA and Italy. But against this proposition of Italy USA argued that the
Treaty was silent regarding the exhaustion of local remedies and so suit must be filed before ICJ.
ISSUE-

Whether the claim of USA is admissible?

How much entertain able the Italian ground for exhaustion of local remedy?

DECESIONItalian proposition must be followed at first. Thus the local remedy must be met at first if then ay
party is dissatisfied then they can approach to any International forum.
REASONING

It is established principle that the parties to the treaty can agree that the local remedies
rule will not apply to claims based on alleged breaches of that treaty or the parties to the
treaties can confirm that it shall apply.
If any state wants to omit it e.g. exhaustion of local remedies rules, it must be clearly
maintained in the treaty, otherwise it will be considered that the states will follow the
principle of exhaustion of local remedy.

CASE NAME- Joyce vs. Director of Public Prosecutions

PARTIES- UK vs. USA
YEAR-1946
PRINCIPLEWhether an alien can be convicted of high treason-act committed outside the United Kingdom.
FACT OF THE CASEThe appellant was an American citizen born in the United States of America in 1906, the son of a
naturalized American citizen who had previously been a births subject by birth. At about three
years of age, the appellant was brought to Ireland. In 1921, he came to England where he stayed
until 1939. On 4 July 1933, he applied for a British passport describing himself as a British
subject by birth, born in Galway. He asked for the passport for the purpose of holiday touring in
Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. He was granted the passport for a
period of five years. On its expiry, again describing himself as a British subject. He obtained
renewals on 26 September 1938 and on 24 August 1939 each for a period of one year.
On some day after 24 august 1939 the appellant left the realm. On his arrest in 1945 it was
proved that he had been employed by the German radio company of Berlin as an announcer of
English news from 18September 1939 and that he had broadcast propaganda on behalf of the
enemy. The pass port was not found in his possession when he was arrested. He was charged
with High Treason by adhering to the Kings enemies elsewhere than in the Kings Realm, to wit,
in the German Realm, contrary to the Treason Act 1351. Having been convicted of high treason,
he appealed.
ISSUEThe appeal was dismissed. An alien abroad holding a British passport enjoys the protection of
the Crown and if he is adherent to the Kings enemies he is guilty of treason. So long as has not
renounced that portion.

DECESION
It is clear that the question for your Lordship determination is whether an alien who has been
resident within the realm can be held guilty and convicted in this country of high treason in
respected of acts committed by him outside the realm.
REASONINGThe capability of a state to prosecute and punish its nationals on the sole basis of their nationality
is based upon the loyalty which the person charged with the crime owes to the State of which he
is a national. It is now generally accepted that a state may prosecute its nationals for crimes
committed anywhere in the world.
Also, in this case the protective principle was accepted by the House as providing can substitute
basis for jurisdiction.
CASE NAME- Nottembohm Case
PARTIES-Liechtenstein vs. Guatemala
YEAR- 1955, ICJ
PRINCIPLEA state can offer nationality to anybody only on the condition that it does not affect the interest of
a third country.
FACT OF THE CASEMr. Friedrich Nottebohm was born at Homburg Germany on September 16, 1881. He was a
German by birth and still possessed German nationality when in 1939 he applied for
naturalization in Liechtenstein. Meanwhile, in 1905 he went to Guatemala. He took up his
residence there and made that country the head quarter of his business. From 1905 he
continued to have business relations with Germany and occasionally visited that country on
business purpose. Some of his relatives lived in Germany and some in Guatemala. After 1931 he
paid a few visit to a brother resident in Liechtenstein. But he himself continued to have fixed
abode in Guatemala until 1943.The law of Liechtenstein regarding nationality laid down certain
condition for nationalization of foreigners including 3 years residence. In his application
Nottrlebohm sought dispensation of the qualification and asked that the naturalization be effected
without delay. A certificate of nationality had been produced to the effect that Mr. Nottebohm was
naturalized by supreme resolution of the Reigning Prince dated October 13, 1939. Having
obtained a Liechtenstein passport he had a visa from the Consul General of Guatemala at Zurich
on December 10, 1939 and returned to Guatemala at the beginning of 1940. Where his change
of nationality was enrolled on the register of Aliens. He resumed his business activities there
again. In 1943, during the World War II, his property was taken over, while he was arrested and
transferred to the USA Military authorities and interned in the USA. After the war, in 1946, when
Nottebohm was refused readmission to Guatemala, he went to Liechtenstein. By the application
of December 17, 1951, the Government of Liechtenstein instituted proceeding before ICJ in
which it claimed restitution and compensation on the ground that the government of Guatemala
had acted towards the person and property of a Liechtenstein national in a manner contrary to
international law.

ISSUE

Can Liechtenstein claim on behalf of Nottebohm?

What should be criteria to determine the problem and to solve it in this situation?

DECESIONThe claims submitted by Liechtenstein were inadmissible.

REASONINGThe principle applied here is the genuine like principle to determine the nationality of Nottebohm.
Nottebohm had been settled in Guatemala for 34 years, he had carried on his business activities
there. It was the main seat of his interest. In contrast to his actual connections with Liechtenstein
were really tenuous. No settled abode. And from the fact it was clear that he maintained genuine
link with Germany
CASE NAME- West Rand Gold Mining Co. Ltd. vs. King
PARTIES- U.K vs. South Africa
YEAR-1905
PRINCIPLEIn international law the successor state cannot be held liable for any wrongful act done by the
predecessor state.
FACT OF THE CASEWest Rand Gold Mining Company was a registered company in U.K. it was engaged in digging
of gold mines in Transvaal. In October 1899 a quantity of gold was seized by officials of South
African republican authority. It was alleged that in accordance with the laws of the republic the
Govt. was under a liability to return the gold or its value. In the mean time on October 11, 1899
the South African republic was conquered by the British dominion and became part thereof. The
company raise the ground that by the conquest and annexation of the republic Britain has
succeed all the rights, duties, properties and obligation of the former Govt.
ISSUEWhether the British Govt. is liable to pay damages or liable to return the sized gold.
DECESIONThe court held that the conquering state is not liable to fulfill the private contractual obligation of a
conquered state.
REASONINGThe succeeding state was entitled to decide whether it will accept the financial obligation of the
former state. Until it accepts the financial obligation of the former state, it will not be bound by
them.
CASE NAME- Interhandel Case

PARTIES-Switzerland vs. USA

YEAR- 1959
PRINCIPLEIt is s general principle that before any international proceeding it must be proved that local
remedies of the state have been exhausted.
FACT OF THE CASEInterhandel, a Swiss company, had business in USA. The authority of USA seized the property of
the company on the ground that the company was under the control of German people. So it was
a company controlled by their enemy. The USA Govt. had seized the company under the
provision of trading with the Enemies Act.
From 1919 onward the company tried to recover the property from USA. Till 1950 the litigation
continued. After 9 years Switzerland sued USA and went to the ICJ. Switzerland invoked the
ground that local remedies have been exhausted in USA.
ISSUEWhether the company can file a suit to ICJ on the ground that local remedies has been
exhausted.
DECESIONICJ held in favor of USA and decides that local remedies were not exhausted.
REASONING In this case when the company filed the suit in the international forum then the USA raised the
issue that the case is in case list of the local court. Providing this document USA demanded that
local remedies had not been exhausted.
While the application to the ICJ was made, the USA Supreme court had granted a writ of
Certiorari and remanded Interhandels case to the district court. The remedies were available to
the trading with Enemies Act.