Landmark case · Public International Law · Semester 4

Nottebohm (Liechtenstein v. Guatemala)

ICJ Reports 1955, p. 4 · International Court of Justice

Nationality must reflect a genuine link before it can be opposed to another State in diplomatic protection.

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Related sections:

Charter of the United Nations, 1945, 4 — Membership of the United Nations
Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, 1933, 1 — Qualifications of statehood
Statute of the International Court of Justice, 34(1) — Only States may be parties in cases before the Court