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Monetary Gold principle Tag

29 Sep

[Adil Ahmad Haque is a Distinguished Professor of Law and Judge Jon O. Newman Scholar at Rutgers Law School.] In its Preliminary Objections, Germany argues that Nicaragua’s claims are inadmissible because their resolution would require the Court to find Israel responsible for illegal conduct in its absence and without its consent. In its prior cases, namely Monetary Gold and East Timor,...

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28 Sep

[Dr Marco Longobardo is a Reader in International Law at the School of Law of the University of Westminster. He is the author of The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory (Cambridge University Press, 2018) and Sufficient Gravity before the International Criminal Court (Edward Elgar 2026).] Introduction In the week that started on 7th September 2027, the ICJ heard the pleadings...

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28 Sep

[Jinan Bastaki is Associate Professor of Legal Studies at New York University, Abu Dhabi.] The International Court of Justice’s proceedings in Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in Respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Nicaragua v. Germany) raise questions that extend well beyond the immediate dispute between the two States. At their core is the question of when international law can hold one...

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