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Going To Court, Internationally, Detlev F. Vagts
Going To Court, Internationally, Detlev F. Vagts
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The International Court of Justice at a Crossroads Edited by Lori Fisler Damrosch
Federal And International Proceedings - United States Acceptance Of International Court Of Justice Compulsory Jurisdiction, Robert Jillson
Federal And International Proceedings - United States Acceptance Of International Court Of Justice Compulsory Jurisdiction, Robert Jillson
Michigan Law Review
In October 1957 Switzerland, on behalf of the holding company now commonly known as Interhandel, addressed an application against the United States to the International Court of Justice (I.C.J.). Claiming I.C.J. jurisdiction by reason of the United States adherence to article 36 (2) of the Statute of the Court, Switzerland's submissions were essentially that the United States was under an obligation (1) to restore to Interhandel assets of the General Aniline and Film Corp which had been seized in 1942 pursuant to the Trading with the Enemy Act, and, as an alternative, (2) to submit the dispute to arbitration. The …