List of International Court of Justice cases
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This is a list of cases and advisory opinions brought to the International Court of Justice since its creation in 1946. Only nation-states have standing to bring forward claims.
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[edit] Cases
This is an incomplete list of cases brought to the International Court of Justice since its creation in 1946.
- Nicaragua v. United States [1986]
- Spain v. Canada [1998] Fisheries jurisdiction
- Croatia v. Yugoslavia (filed 1999)
- Germany v. United States of America [2001] (also known as the "LaGrand case")
- Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (filed 1993; hearing started 2006; also known as the "Bosnian genocide case")
[edit] Advisory opinions
These are opinions issued by the ICJ that do not have the effect of resolving a specific legal case, but merely advise on the constitutionality or interpretation of a law according to the ICJ's position.
Examples of cases include:
- The International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Western Sahara (1975).
- The International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (1996).
- International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the Israeli West Bank Barrier (2004).
