Cases

APPLICABILITY OF THE OBLIGATION TO ARBITRATE UNDER SECTION 21 OF THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT OF 26 JUNE 1947   Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America — Dispute settlement clause — Existence of a dispute — Alleged breach of treaty — Significance of behaviour …

APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE VI, SECTION 22, OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS – 15 December 1989 Competence of the Court to give opinion requested — Article 96, paragraph 2, of United Nations Charter — Relevance of lack of consent of State concerned — Opinion …

U.S. Supreme Court The Antelope, 23 U.S. 10 Wheat. 66 66 (1825) The Antelope 23 U.S. (10 Wheat.) 66 APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GEORGIA Syllabus The African slave trade is contrary to the law of nature, but is not prohibited by the positive law of nations. Although the …

[ADMIRALTY.] THE ANNETTE; THE DORA [1919, fos. 134, 135.] [1919] P. 105   COUNSEL: Bateson K.C. and F. Hinde for the plaintiffs. Dumas for the defendants. SOLICITORS: For the plaintiffs: W. A. Crump & Son. For the defendants: Ince, Colt, Ince & Roscoe. JUDGE: Hill, J. DATES: 1919 Feb. 24, …

 AMOCO OVERSEAS OIL v. COMPAGNIE NAT. ALGERIENNE DE NAVIGATION  605 F.2d 648 (1979)  AMOCO OVERSEAS OIL CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COMPAGNIE NATIONALE ALGERIENNE DE NAVIGATION (“C. N. A. N.”) and T/S IN AMENAS, her engines, boilers, tackle, etc., and the freights of T/S In Amenas, Defendant-Appellant. AMOCO TRANSPORT COMPANY and Amoco …

AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION et al. v. GARAMENDI, INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, STATE OF CALIFORNIA certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit No. 02-722. Argued April 23, 2003–Decided June 23, 2003 The Nazi Government of Germany confiscated the value or proceeds of many Jewish life insurance policies issued …

Supreme Court of the United States ARGENTINE REPUBLIC v. AMERADA HESS SHIPPING CORP. ET AL. 488 U.S. 428 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Argued December 6, 1988 – Decided January 23, 1989 A crude oil tanker owned by respondent United Carriers, Inc., a …

AMCO v. Republic of Indonesia: Resubmitted Case Decision on Jurisdiction A. BACKGROUND 1.       On January 15, 1981 Amco Asia Corporation (“Amco Asia”), Pan American Development Limited (“Pan American”) and PT Amco Indonesia (“P.T. Amco”) filed with the Secretary General of ICSID a Request for Arbitration against the Republic of Indonesia. …

UNITED STATES v. ALVAREZ-MACHAIN, 504 U.S. 655 (1992) 504 U.S. 655 UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. HUMBERTO ALVAREZ-MACHAIN CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 91-712 Argued April 1, 1992 Decided June 15, 1992 Respondent, a citizen and resident of Mexico, was forcibly kidnaped from …