UN Commission Awards $187 Million Against Iraq
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Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
International Court of Justice Upholds its Jurisdiction in Case Brought by Cameroon Against Nigeria
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3
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6
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International Court of Justice Orders United States to Stay Execution of Paraguayan National in Virginia
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3
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4
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International Court of Justice Upholds its Jurisdiction in Lockerbie Cases
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3
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3
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OAS Mediates in Belize-Guatemala Border Dispute
I. Introduction:
On November 8, 2000, the heads of the delegations of Belize and Guatemala signed an agreement to adopt a comprehensive set of "confidence-building measures to avoid incidents between the two countries", according to the press release E-195/00 issued by the Permanent Council of the Organization of the American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C. This agreement was described by the Secretary-General of the OAS, Cesar Gaviria, as a milestone.
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5
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OAS Mediates in Belize-Guatemala Border Dispute
I. Introduction:
On November 8, 2000, the heads of the delegations of Belize and Guatemala signed an agreement to adopt a comprehensive set of "confidence-building measures to avoid incidents between the two countries", according to the press release E-195/00 issued by the Permanent Council of the Organization of the American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C. This agreement was described by the Secretary-General of the OAS, Cesar Gaviria, as a milestone.
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5
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20
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World Court Rejects Jurisdiction in 1999 Aerial Incident Case brought by Pakistan against India
On June 21, 2000, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled (14-2) that it lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the dispute brought by Pakistan against India in September 1999. The Court, which is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations entrusted with settling legal disputes between sovereign States, consists of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, together with two judges ad hoc appointed especially for the case by Pakistan and India. The ICJ has its seat at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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5
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8
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Nicaragua Sues Colombia before the World Court over a Dispute Concerning Territorial Questions and Maritime Delimitation in the Western Caribbean
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6
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21
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World Court Rules Against the United States in LaGrand Case Arising from a Violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
On June 27, 2001, the International Court of Justice (the World Court) issued its judgment on the merits of the LaGrand Case (Germany v. United States). Walter LaGrand and his brother, German nationals living in the United States, were arrested in Arizona in 1982 on suspicion of armed robbery and murder. They were not informed of their rights under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, a multilateral treaty to which both Germany and the United States are parties. Article 36, paragraph (1)(b) of the Convention provides:
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6
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16
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Liechtenstein Sues Germany before the World Court over a Dispute Concerning Property Seized by Czechoslovakia During WWII
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6
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14
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