Territorial Disputes
Cyprus v. Turkey: Just Satisfaction and Acts of Aggression
On 12 May 2014, The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or Grand Chamber) published its judgment in the just satisfaction phase of Cyprus v. Turkey.[1] Just satisfaction (Article 41) refers to monetary damages awarded as a result of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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International Court of Justice Upholds its Jurisdiction in Case Brought by Cameroon Against Nigeria
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World Court Rejects Jurisdiction in 1999 Aerial Incident Case brought by Pakistan against India
On June 21, 2000, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled (14-2) that it lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the dispute brought by Pakistan against India in September 1999. The Court, which is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations entrusted with settling legal disputes between sovereign States, consists of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, together with two judges ad hoc appointed especially for the case by Pakistan and India. The ICJ has its seat at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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Nicaragua Sues Colombia before the World Court over a Dispute Concerning Territorial Questions and Maritime Delimitation in the Western Caribbean
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The UN General Assembly Requests a World Court Advisory Opinion On Israel's Separation Barrier
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Armed Force in Iraq
Relying on U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441 (2002) and on the sovereign authority of the United States to use force in assuring its own national security, President Bush has said that the United States and its allies will use armed force to disarm Iraq if Saddam Hussein and his sons do not leave Iraq within a 48-hour deadline.
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The World Court Rules that Israel's West Bank Barrier Violates International Law
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Israeli High Court Decision on Location of West Bank Barrier
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