123- Certain Properties (Liechtenstein vs Germany) On June 1st, 2006, Liechtenstein filed an application instituting proceedings against Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The dispute revolved around the issue of the application of the ”Benes Decrees”, which allowed Czechoslovakia to seize and confiscate certain properties of Liechtenstein nationals during world war II. Were […]
040- Aerial Incident of 04 Sept. 1954 (USA vs USSR) On July 25th, 1958, the United States filed before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) an application instituting proceedings against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in connection with the air incident of September 4, 1954. In this case, a U.S. Navy P2-V aircraft […]
015- Amabatielos Case (Greece vs UK) On April 9th, 1951, Greece filed an application instituting proceedings against the United Kingdom before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over disputes that a Greek national had with Great Britain. In the present case, Mr. Ambatielos was a Greek shipowner who had signed a contract with the British […]
