Facts The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), entered into force in 1970, and with 191 States party to it as of November 2025 (although the status of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is contested owing to its 2003 announcement of withdrawal from the treaty), sets forth certain obligations for the States to […]
TL; DR: Spain ceded the Philippines to the USA as part of the Treaty Of Paris (1898). The Island of Palmas (aka Miangas) was within the boundaries of the cession. Later, it was discovered that the Netherlands too claimed the island. The Netherlands had established connections with the people of Miangas and claimed it as
Island of Palmas case (Netherlands, USA) [1928] PCA Read More »
Facts: On October 3rd, 1948, a military rebellion broke out in Peru. However, the rebellion was quelled within a day and the accused were arrested and charged. A day after the rebellion was quashed; proceedings were instituted against Victor Raul Haye De La Torre, a leader of an opposition party known as the American Citizens’
Asylum Case, Colombia v. Peru, Judgment, 1950 I.C.J. 266 (Nov. 20) Read More »
Facts: Apart from having waters 12 nautical miles away from its coasts, a coastal state is separately entitled to take economic resources 200 nautical miles away from its coast. However, controversy surrounded the North Sea because of a continental shelf, which, according to one definition, is the part of the continental margin between the
