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Important Cases Against Russia before the European Court Just before the holidays the European Court of Human Rights rendered two important decisions in cases against the Russian Federation. First, a Chamber declared admissible the second interstate application filed by Georgia against Russia (Georgia v. Russia No. 2, App. No. 38263/08, …

COURT OF APPEAL The judges of the Court of Appeal have agreed as follows: I. With regard to the case file No. 16/PID.C.G./2001/PD.DIL, from the Special Panel for Serious Crimes of the Dili District Court, the following entities have appealed to the Court of Appeal: 1st- The Public Prosecution Service, …

U.S. Supreme Court Arkansas v. Tennessee, 246 U.S. 158 (1918) Arkansas v. Tennessee No. 4, Original Argued October 9, 1917 Decided March 4, 1918 246 U.S. 158 I N EQUITY Syllabus When two states of the Union are separated by a navigable stream, their boundary being described as “a line …

ICJ Press Releases Distinguish the ICJ from other International Tribunals In the past couple of months the ICJ has inserted a paragraph at the end of its press releases which seeks to make clear that the ICJ is different from the other newer international tribunals out there. The paragraph can …

JAWAD MAHMOUD HASHIM and SALWA AL-RUFAIEE; JAFAR HASHIM; OMAR HASHIM, Debtors. ARAB MONETARY FUND, Appellant, v. JAWAD MAHMOUD HASHIM and SALWA AL-RUFAIEE; JAFAR HASHIM; OMAR HASHIM, Appellees. No. 98-17128 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT 213 F.3d 1169; 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 11897; 36 Bankr. Ct. Dec. …

Application for Arrest Warrant Against General Shaul Mofaz, First instance, unreported (Bow Street Magistrates’ Court) 12 February 2004 Source: International Law in Domestic Courts 1.  Introduction 1   This is an application for an arrest warrant against General Shaul Mofaz on behalf of the families and relatives affected by what is …

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 …

REPORT Nº 41/02 ADMISSIBILITY PETITION 11.748 JOSÉ DEL CARMEN ÁLVAREZ BLANCO ET AL. (PUEBLO BELLO) COLOMBIA October 9, 2002 I.          SUMMARY            1.          On May 5, 1997, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission” or “the IACHR”) received a petition lodged by the Asociación de Familiares de Detenidos …

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Case of Aloeboetoe et al. v. Suriname Judgment of December 4, 1991 (Merits) In the case of Aloeboetoe et al., the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, composed of the following judges:          Héctor Fix-Zamudio, President          Thomas Buergenthal, Judge          Rafael Nieto-Navia, Judge          Sonia …