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  • Effect of Awards Case in the Administrative Tribunal of the United Nations

    1954 I.C.J. Rep 47 . By Res. 785 (VIII) of 9 December 1953 , the U.N. General Assembly requested of the I.C.J. an advisory opinion on the following questions: (1) 'Having regard to the Statute of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal [etc.] has the General Assembly the right on […]

  • Effect of Awards Case in the Administrative Tribunal of the United Nations

    1954 I.C.J. Rep 47 . By Res. 785 (VIII) of 9 December 1953 , the U.N. General Assembly requested of the I.C.J. an advisory opinion on the following questions: (1) 'Having regard to the Statute of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal [etc.] has the General Assembly the right on […]

  • General List

    In tenns of art. 26(1)(b) of the Rules of Court of the l.C.J. of 12 April 1978 (J.C.J. Acts and Documents No. 6), the registrar of the Court is required to maintain a 'General List' of all documents instituting proceeds in contentious cases or requesting advisory opinions. Resources […]

  • Decisions

    Citation Notes The International Court of Justice publishes its decisions in Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders (abbreviated 'ICJ Rep'). The Permanent Court of International Justice published its decisions in series A, series B and series A/B of Publications of the Pe…

  • Law of the Sea

    Law Of The Sea The United States Congress has kept the United NationsÂ’s Law of the Sea Treaty bottled up in committee for 30 years. In 2011, a rush by nations to claim oil rights under the Arctic Sea was quickening debate on treaty accession. United States Senator Lee, cofounder of […]

  • International Court Of Justice

    Introduction to International Court of Justice International Court of Justice, also known as World Court, principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was created in 1945 under the UN Charter as the successor to the Permanent Court of International Justice under the League of […]

  • Nuclear Weapon

    Nuclear Nonproliferation In relation to the international law practice and nuclear nonproliferation in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation About this subject:Nuclear SecurityNote: there is detailed […]

  • Nuclear Weapon

    Nuclear Nonproliferation In relation to the international law practice and nuclear nonproliferation in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation About this subject:Nuclear SecurityNote: there is detailed […]

  • Obligations of International Organizations

    Obligations of International Organizations Case Law on the Obligations of International Organizations Main court decisions: Case 21-24/72, International Fruit Company v. Produktschap voor Siergewassen, Court of Justice of the EC, [1972] ECR 1219, 5.2. Interpretation of the Agreement of 25 March 1951 between the WHO and Egypt, advisory opinion, [1980] ICJ Reports 73, 5.3. Case…

  • Legal Status of International Organizations

    Legal Status (Personality) of International Organizations Case Law on the Legal Status (Personality) of International Organizations Main court decisions: Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations, advisory opinion, [1949] ICJ Reports 174, Case 22/70, Commission v. Council (European Road Transport Agreement), Court of Justice of the EC, [1971] ECR 263, Maclaine…

  • Structures of International Organizations

    Structures of International Organizations Case Law on the Institutional Structures and position of members of International Organizations Main court decisions: Case concerning Questions of Interpretation and Application of the 1971 Montreal Convention arising from the Aerial Incident at Lockerbie (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. United Kingdom), order, [1992] ICJ Reports 3, Prosecutor v. Dusko Tadi?, IT-94-1-AR72,…

  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • Sovereign Debt Litigation

    Sovereign Debt Litigation Further Reading Adams P (1991) Odious debts. Corruption and the third world environmental legacy. Earthscan, London/TorontoGoogle Scholar Ago R (1991) “Binding” advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice. AJIL 85:439–451Google Scholar Akehurst M (1972–1973) Jurisdiction in international law. BYIL 46:145–257Google Scholar Alagherii Dantis (MCMXX) De Monarchia (first published 1559). In aedibus…

  • Power of International Organizations

    Legal Power of International Organizations Case Law on the Legal Power of International Organizations Main court decisions: Interpretation of the Greco-Turkish Agreement of December 1st, 1926, [1928] Publ. PCIJ, Series B, No. 16, Effect of Awards of Compensation made by the United Nations Administrative Tribunal, advisory opinion, [1954] ICJ Reports 47, Certain Expenses of the…

  • Abstention

    Abstention in Election Law Deliberate refusal on the part of a voter to vote on election day. Abstention can be considered a political statement if a boycott is clearly called for by voters and/or encouraged by political parties. But abstention can also be the result of a lack of interest in […]