List of International Law Selected Court Decisions, by Subject

• Case Tel-Oren v. Libyan Arab Republic: The Law of Nations Contemporary International Law
• Case The Case of Parking Privileges for Diplomats: when is International law really law?
• Case North Sea Continental Shelf Cases: The Positivist School of International Law
• Case Raulin v. Fischer: The Romano-Germanic Civil Law System
• Case Libyan American Oil Company (LIAMCO) v. Government of the Libyan Arab Republic: The Islamic Law System

Chapter 2 – THE SOURCES AND SCOPE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
A. THE MAKING OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
B. SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
C. Treaties AND CONVENTIONS
Reading 2-1. The Importance of International Treaties
Reading 2-2. The Functions and Differing Legal Character of Treaties
Case 2-1. Legal Status of Eastern Greenland
Adoption
Consent
Entry into Force
Reservations
Case 2-2. Reservations to the Convention on Genocide Case
Application
Interpretation
Validity
Termination
Case 2-3. Fisheries Jurisdiction Case (Jurisdiction)
D. CUSTOM
Case 2-4. State v. Petane
Case 2-5. The Asylum Case
E. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Case 2-6. North Sea Continental Shelf Cases
F. SUBSIDIARY SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
Publicists
Decisions
Ex Aequo et Bono
G. THE SCOPE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
Dualism
Monism
Reading 2-3. Monism v. Dualism
Monism-Naturalism
Coordinationism
The Scope of International Law in Federal States
Case 2-7. Commonwealth of Australia v. Tasmania
H. THE SCOPE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN ACTUAL PRACTICE
The Practice in International Tribunals
Case 2-8. Brazilian Loans Case
The Practice in Municipal Courts
Case 2-9. Sei Fujii v. State
Case 2-10. Tang Ping-Hoi v. Attorney General
CHAPTER QUESTIONS
REVIEW PROBLEM
Chapter 3 – STATES
Introduction
A. THE INTERNATIONAL PERSONALITY OF STATES
Inchoate States
Case 3-1. Elsen v. Le Patrimoine Insurance Co.
Dependent States
Independent States
B. SELF-DETERMINATION
Case 3-2. Guinea-Bissau v. Senegal
C. RECOGNITION OF STATES AND GOVERNMENTS
Declaratory Doctrine
Case 3-3. M. Salimoff & Co. et al v. Standard Oil of New York
Constitutive Doctrine
Case 3-4. International Registration of Trademark Case
Effect of Recognizing Governments
Case 3-5. Civil Air Transport, Inc. v. Central Air Transport Corp.
Case 3-5a – Matimak Trading Co. v. Khalily icon-update.gif (168 bytes)
Estrada Doctrine
Reading 3-1. Statement of Mexican Foreign Minister Estrada, 1930
Unofficial Relations
Effect of Not Recognizing Governments
D. TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY
Case 3-6. Nuclear Tests Case
Case 3-7. The Trail Smelter Arbitration
Acquisition of Territory Occupation State Succession
Case 3-8. Status of Goa
Recognition and Estoppel
Intertemporal Law
Political Arguments
E. RIGHTS UPON STATE SUCCESSION
Treaties
Claims for Injuries
Nationality
Public Property
Case 3-9. The Union of Burma v. Kotaro Toda
Case 3-10. Simon v. Taylor and another
Private Property
Case 3-11. West Rand Central Gold Mining Co., Ltd. v. the King
Case 3-12. Dupont v. Belgium (Minister of Finance)
CHAPTER QUESTIONS
REVIEW PROBLEM
Chapter 4 – INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
A. INTRODUCTION
Categories of Intergovermental Organizations
B. LEGAL PERSONALITY
Case 4-1. Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations
Creation and Recognition
Case 4-2. Arab Monetary Fund v. Hashim and others (No. 3)
Termination and Succession
Case 4-3. South-West Africa Cases
C. POWERS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Treaty-Making Powers
Espousal of Claims
Privileges and Immunities
Right of Mission
Case 4-4. Advisory Opinion on the Applicability of Article VI, Section 22, of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
Administration of Territory
D. INTERPRETATION OF CHARTERS
Case 4-5. The Legality of a System for the Selective Adjustment of Coffee Quotas
E. RELATIONS WITH MEMBERS
Responsibility of Members for the Obligations of Intergovernmental Organizations
Case 4-6. Westland Helicopters, Ltd. v. Arab Organization for Industrialization
Resolution of Disputes between Members
F. RELATIONS WITH OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
G. UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATIONS
The United Nations
The General Assembly
Case 4-7. Texaco Overseas Petroleum Co. and California Asiatic Oil Co. v. the Libyan Arab Republic
The Security Council
Case 4-8. The Mayotte Island Question
The Secretariat
The International Court of Justice , the Trusteeship Council, and the Economic and Social Council
The Specialized Agencies of the United Nations
H. SUPRANATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The European Union
The Institutions of the European Union
Case 4-9. The ERTA Case
Case 4-10. S.A. Roquette Freres v. Council of the European Community
Case 4-11. Eunomia di Porro & Co. v. Italian Ministry of Public Education
I. OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
General Intergovernmental Organizations
Reading 4-1. The Organization of American States
Specialized Intergovernmental Organizations
CHAPTER QUESTIONS
REVIEW PROBLEM
Chapter 5 – INTERNATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Introduction
A. NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Creation
Recognition
International Personality
Case 5-1. Jenni v. Conseil d’état of the Canton of Geneva
Privileges and Immunities
B. FORMER STATES
Case 5-2. Nanni v. Pace and the Sovereign Order of Malta
C. MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
The Form and Structure of Multinational Enterprises
Case 5-3. Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company, Ltd. Case
D. INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
E. HOME STATE REGULATION OF MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
Unfair Competition Laws
Case 5-4. United States v. Aluminum Co. of America
Case 5-5. The Aniline Dyes Case
Opposition to the Extraterritorial Application of Unfair Competition Laws
Case 5-6. Midland Bank, Plc. v. Laker Airways, Ltd.
Product Liability Laws
Case 5-7. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson
Case 5-8. Dow Chemical Company v. Castro Alfaro
Sharp Practices
Case 5-9. United States v. McLean
F. HOST STATE REGULATION OF MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
Consent to the Jurisdiction of the Host State
Case 5-10. Jadbranska Slobodna Plovidba v. Oysa, Ltd.
Common Enterprise Liability
Piercing the Company Veil
Case 5-11. Garden Contamination Case (No. 2)
G. Settlement of Disputes BETWEEN MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES AND STATES
Case 5-12. Liberian Eastern Timber Corp. (LETCO) v. Liberia
CHAPTER QUESTIONS
REVIEW PROBLEM
Chapter 6 – THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Introduction
Case 6-1. De Sanchez v. Banco Central de Nicaragua
A. HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Precursors to Contemporary Human Rights Law
The Incorporation of Human Rights Law in the United Nations Charter
The Evolution of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The Evolution of Regional Human Rights Organizations
The Protection of Human Rights Today
Reading 6-1. The Status of Individuals in International Law
B. SUBSTANTIVE HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
The United Nations Charter
Case 6-2. Re Drummond Wren
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Case 6-3. Filartiga v. Pena-Irala
The United Nations Covenants on Human Rights
Other United Nations Human Rights Laws
Case 6-4. Opinion No. 2
Case 6-5. Ephrahim v. Pastory and Kaizilege
Human Rights Law in Europe
Case 6-6. The Satantic Verses Case
Human Rights Law in the Americas
Case 6-7. Restrictions to the Death Penalty
Human Rights Law in Africa
C. PROCEDURAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Procedures Followed by the International Court of Justice
Case 6-8. Interpretation of the Peace Treaties with Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania
Procedures Followed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Other United Nations Human Rights Forums
Case 6-9. Almeida de Quinteros and Quniteros Almeida v. Uruguay
Procedures for Protecting Human Rights in Europe
Procedures for Protecting Human Rights in the Americas
Case 6-10. In the Matter of Viviana Gallardo et al.
Procedures for Protecting Human Rights in Africa
Procedures for Protecting Human Rights in Municipal Courts
Case 6-11. Simsek v. Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs and another
CHAPTER QUESTIONS
REVIEW PROBLEM
Chapter 7 – RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATES FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALIENS AND FOREIGN BUSINESSES
Introduction
A. STATE RESPONSIBILITY
Doctrine of Imputability
Case 7-1. Youmans v. United Mexican States
Nonimputable Acts
Case 7-2. Home Missionary Society Claim
Fault and Causation
Case 7-3. The Kummerow and Fulda Cases
B. STANDARD OF CARE
The National Standard
Case 7-4. Cantero Herrera v. Canevaro & Co.
The International Standard Expropriation
Case 7-5. Acsyngo v. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (France), S.A.
Case 7-6. Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company, Ltd. Case (Second Phase)
Denial of Justice
Case 7-7. Chattin v. United Mexican States
C. OBJECTIONS
Lack of Standing
Nationality of the Claim
Genuine Link
Case 7-8. Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company, Ltd. Case (Second Phase)
Exhaustion of Remedies
Other Objections
D. RELIEF
Case 7-9. Chorzów Factory Case (Indemnity) (Merits)
E. INSURANCE
National Investment Guaranty Programs
Case 7-10. In the Matter of Revere Copper and Brass, Inc. and Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Multilateral Investment Guaranty Programs
F. BINDING ARBITRATION
CHAPTER QUESTIONS
REVIEW PROBLEM
Chapter 8 – THE ENVIRONMENT: SEA, AIRSPACE, OUTER SPACE, AND POLAR REGIONS
Introduction
A. LAW OF THE SEA
Reading 8-1. Refusal of the United States to Ratify the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The Baselines
Internal Waters
Case 8-1. Public Prosecutor v. J. O.
Case 8-2. Wildenhus’ Case
Territorial Sea
Case 8-3. Corfu Channel Case (Merits)
Archipelagic Waters
Contiguous Zone
Case 8-4. State v. Sorensen and Jensen
Continental Shelf
Reading 8-2. The Truman Proclamation on the Continental Shelf, 1945
Exclusive Economic Zone
Reading 8-3. Adoption of an Exclusive Economic Zone by the United States
High Seas
Case 8-5. Castle John and Nederlandse Stichting Sirius v. NV Mabeco and NV Parfin
Deep Seabed
Maritime Boundaries
Case 8-6. Case Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Maine Area
Landlocked States
B. AIRSPACE
Case 8-7. Korean Airlines Flight 007
Case 8-8. Silberwacht v. Attorney -General
C. OUTER SPACE
Case 8-9. The Cosmos 954 Incident
D. POLAR REGIONS
Case 8-10. Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Massey and National Science Foundation
E. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Regulation of Pollution
Case 8-11. Werkgroep Noordzee et al v. Minister for Public Health and Environmental Matters
Protection of Natural Resources
Case 8-12. In the Matter of United States Restrictions on Imports of Tuna
Case 8-12a – United States-Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products icon-update.gif (168 bytes)
Liability for Environmental Damage
CHAPTER QUESTIONS
REVIEW PROBLEM
Chapter 9 – DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
A. Settlement of Disputes THROUGH Diplomacy
Case 9-1. The Rainbow Warrior Incident
B. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES IN INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS
International Court of Justice
Case 9-2. Case Concerning Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua (Jurisdiction and Admissibility) (Dissenting Opinion)
Permanent Court of Arbitration
International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
Case 9-3. Amco Asia Corp. et al. v. Indonesia (Provisional Measures)
Case 9-4. Liberian Eastern Timber Corporation v. Liberia
C. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES IN MUNICIPAL COURTS
Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases
Case 9-5. Attorney General of the Government of Israel v. Eichmann
Jurisdiction in Civil Cases
Case 9-6. Amco Transworld, Inc. v. M/V Bambi
Case 9-6a – Bumper Development Corp., Ltd. v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and Others (Union of India and Others, Claimants) icon-update.gif (168 bytes)
D. IMMUNITIES OF STATES FROM THE JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPAL COURTS
Sovereign or State Immunity
Case 9-7. Sanders v. Veridiano
Case 9-8. Trendtex Trading Corporation v. Central Bank of Nigeria
Act of State Doctrine
Case 9-9. Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino
Case 9-9a – Regina v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Others (Ex Parte Pinochet) icon-update.gif (168 bytes)
E. CHOOSING THE GOVERNING LAW
Agreement of the Parties
Statutory Choice of Law Provisions
Most Significant Relationship
Case 9-10. Bank of India v. Gobindram Naraindas Sadhwani and others
Governmental Interest
Case 9-11. REYNO v. PIPER AIRCRAFT COMPANY (Trial Court Decision)
F. REFUSAL TO EXERCISE JURISDICTION
Case 9-12. Piper Aircraft Company v. Reyno (Supreme Court Decision)
G. PROVING Foreign Law
Case 9-13. Leary v. Gledhill
H. RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS
CHAPTER QUESTIONS
REVIEW PROBLEM
Chapter 10 – WAR
A.WAR AND WARFARE
What Is “War”?
Case 10-1. Dalmia Cement, Ltd. v. National Bank of Pakistan
B. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO THE MODERN LAW OF WAR
C. WAR IN THE ERA OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Actions Undertaken or Authorized by the United Nations
Case 10-2. The Spanish Question
Case 10-3. Economic Sanctions Against Rhodesia
Case 10-4. Certain Expenses of the United Nations Case
Self-Defense
Case 10-5. The Entebbe Incident
Case 10-6. The Falkland Islands War
Reading 10-1. The “Necessary and Proportionate”Requirement
Reprisals
Regional Defense Arrangements
Case 10-7. Rex v. Mngomezulu and others
Collective Self-Defense
Case 10-8. Case Concerning Military and Paramilitary Activities In and Against Nicaragua (Merits) Civil Wars
Case 10-9. Spanish Civil War Pension Entitlement Case
D. CONTEMPORARY LAW OF WARFARE
Unlawful Objectives
Unlawful Methods
Unlawful Means
Reading 10-2. Environmental Terrorism
Reading 10-3. The Second World War Debate over the Legality of Strategic Bombing
Case 10-10. The Shimoda Case
Humanitarian Rules
Case 10-11. The Tokyo War Crimes Trial
Enforcement
Case 10-12. United States v. First Lieutenant William L. Calley, Jr.
Case 10-13. The Nuremberg Judgment
Case 10-13a – Prosecutor v. Kupreskic icon-update.gif (168 bytes)

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Attorney General, Attorney, Bumper Development Corp., Ltd. v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and Others, Continental Shelf, De Sanchez v. Banco Central de Nicaragua, Diplomacy, Education, Exclusive Economic Zone, Foreign Law, High Seas, International Court of Justice, Matimak Trading Co. v. Khalily, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Prosecutor v. Kupreskic, REYNO v. PIPER AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Regina v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Others, Settlement of Disputes, The Asylum Case, Treaties, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, United States-Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products.