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North Sea Continental Shelf Cases (Federal Republic of Germany v. Denmark; Federal Republic of Germany v. Netherlands)

ICJ Rep 1969, p. 3

good law
Jurisdiction
International
Relevance
Whether the equidistance principle in Article 6 of the Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf had become a rule of customary international law binding on Germany.
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North Sea Continental Shelf Cases (Federal Republic of Germany v. Denmark; Federal Republic of Germany v. Netherlands)

ICJ Rep 1969, p. 3

good law
Jurisdiction
International
Relevance
Whether the equidistance method of delimitation in the 1958 Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf had become customary international law.
Exam use

Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations

ICJ Rep 1949, p. 174

good law
Jurisdiction
International – UN
Relevance
Whether the United Nations has the capacity to bring an international claim against a state for injuries suffered by its agents.
Exam use

The Paquete Habana

175 U.S. 677

good law
Jurisdiction
United States
Relevance
Whether coastal fishing vessels engaged in small-scale fishing were exempt from capture as prize under customary international law.
Exam use

Case Concerning the Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium)

ICJ Rep 2002, p. 3

good law
Jurisdiction
International
Relevance
Whether Belgium violated customary international law by issuing an arrest warrant against a sitting foreign minister for war crimes.
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Jus Cogens / Peremptory Norm Cases: Prosecutor v. Furundžija

IT-95-17/1-T, Trial Chamber Judgment of 10 December 1998

good law
Jurisdiction
International – ad hoc tribunal
Relevance
Whether the prohibition on torture had the status of a peremptory norm (jus cogens) in international law.
Exam use

Prosecutor v. Furundžija

IT-95-17/1-T, Trial Chamber Judgment of 10 December 1998

good law
Jurisdiction
International (ICTY)
Relevance
Whether the prohibition of torture is a peremptory norm (jus cogens) and the legal consequences that follow.
Exam use

The Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu

ICTR-96-4-T, Trial Chamber Judgment of 2 September 1998

good law
Jurisdiction
International – ad hoc tribunal
Relevance
Whether rape and sexual violence constitute acts of genocide within the meaning of the Genocide Convention when committed with intent to destroy a protected group.
Exam use

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