Barcelona Traction Case (1970)
A Contentious Case between Belgium and Spain before the ICJ:
https://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?p1=3&code=bt&case=41&k=4e
Belgium citizens, with stock in the electric company known as Barcelona Traction, sought relief from Spain where the company was located. The ICJ ruled the “citizenship” of Barcelona Traction was not determined by the citizenship of Belgium investors but the country where the corporation is registered. In this case, Barcelona Traction was Canadian.
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