Territorial Disputes

Advisory Opinion of the Seabed Disputes Chamber of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on “Responsibilities and Obligations of States Sponsoring Persons and Entities With Respect To Activities in the Area”

Introduction

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15
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7
Author: 
David Freestone
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The UN Mapping Report Documenting Serious Crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Introduction

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14
Issue: 
38
Author: 
Cecile Aptel
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Lawfulness of Kosovo's Declaration of Independence

I. Introduction

Is the unilateral declaration of independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo in accordance with international law? The International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) answered this question in the affirmative in a groundbreaking decision issued on July 22, 2010. The Court held that the declaration was not prohibited by general international law nor by any specific sources of international law.

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14
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27
Author: 
Bart M. J. Szewczyk
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ECJ Holds that West Bank Products are Outside Scope of the EU-Israel Association Agreement

Introduction

On February 25, 2010, in its ruling in Brita GmbH v. Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Hafen, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled on the trade implications of one of the hot-potato issues of international law: the status of the territories occupied by Israel.

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14
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17
Author: 
Itzchak Kornfeld
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Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay: The International Court of Justice Recognizes Environmental Impact Assessment as a Duty under International Law

Introduction

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14
Issue: 
9
Author: 
Cymie R. Payne
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Climate Change and Guidelines for Argo Profiling Float Deployment on the High Seas

Introduction

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Volume: 
14
Issue: 
8
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Aurora Mateos & Montserrat Gorina-Ysern
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The Goldstone Report

Introduction

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13
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16
Author: 
David Kaye
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Abyei Arbitration – Final Award

Introduction

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13
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15
Author: 
John R. Crook
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Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission: Damage Awards

Background

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13
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13
Author: 
Michael J. Matheson
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