Nottebohm case
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Nottebohm case (Liechtenstein v. Guatemala) [1955] ICJ 1[1] is the proper name for the 1955 case adjudicated by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Liechtenstein sought a ruling to force Guatemala to recognize Friedrich Nottebohm as a Liechtenstein national.[2] The case has been cited in many definitions of nationality.
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Nottebohm Case (Liechtenstein v. Guatemala) | |
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Court | International Court of Justice |
Full case name | Nottebohm Case (second phase), Judgment of April 6, 1955 |
Decided | April 6, 1955 (1955-04-06) |
Citation(s) | [1955] ICJ 1 |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Green Hackworth, Abdel Badawi Pasha, Jules Basdevant, Milovan Zoričić, Helge Klæstad, John Read, Hsu Mo, Enrique Armand-Ugón, Fyodor Kozhevnikov, Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, Lucio Moreno Quintana, Roberto Cordova, Paul Guggenheim (ad hoc), and Carlos García Bauer (ad hoc) |
Case opinions | |
Dissent: Helge Klæstad Dissent: John Read Dissent: Paul Guggenheim | |
Keywords | |
diplomatic protection |
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