International Law Briefing - December 2003
Article from: OGEL 3 (2004), in International Law & Regulations / Law of the Sea
Introduction
Topics addressed in the December 2003 issue of Herbert Smith's International Law Briefing newsletter: ICJ Delivers Judgment in the Oil Platforms Case: Islamic Republic of Iran v United States of America In its judgment handed down on 6 November 2003, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decided that, in attacking Iranian oil installations in the 1980's, the United States had not breached the Treaty of Amity between the two countries. But the Court considered that the US attacks had constituted an unlawful use of armed force in international ...