Social & Global Studies

Social & Global Studies

Assigned Case Semester 1

CASE NUMBER

# 1 → Angelika / Zev / Nathan

# 3 → Adam / Antonio / Michael

# 4 → Alyssa / Stella / Rachel

# 5 → Eitan / Lev / Sloan

# 7 → Evan / Arya / Sofia

# 8 → Nasser / Hidad / Adrian

# 10 → Alex / Damon / Madi


ICJ Case Teaching, Sketch, & Brief

WATCH → What is the International Court of Justice? The Role and Activities of the ICJ  (minutes 0 to 2:06)

Case Numbers


Full Case Names & Details

1.  Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory ADVISORY OPINION 9 July 2004.
  
3.  Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Dem. Rep. of the Congo v. Uganda) JUDGEMENT 19 December 2005.
 
4.  Whaling in the Arctic (Australia v. Japan) JUDGEMENT 31 March 2014.
 
5.  Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Conflict ADVISORY OPINION 8 July 1996.
 
7.  Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America) JUDGEMENT 26 November 1984 / 27 June 1986.
 

8. Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovo ADVISORY OPINION 2 July 2010.

10. Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Georgia v. Russian Federation) JUDGEMENT 01 April 2011.

SAMPLE CASE 11. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia) JUDGEMENT 3 February 2015.


Student Samples

Sample Written Brief


Sample Sketch

SAMPLE 1

 

SAMPLE 2


Recommended Secondary Research Sources

Starting Source for Each Case

 
 
 
 
 
 

Oxford Public International Law

LINK TO RESEARCH

Max Planck Resources

Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law

Max Planck Israeli Wall Advisory Opinion

Max Planck Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo Cases

Max Planck Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua Case

Max Planck Kosovo Case

American Society of International Law

ASIL (American Society of International Law Insights)

Case Teaching in Small Groups

In small groups of 4 to 5 students, each student has 12 minutes to teach their case: 10 minutes to brief their group on their case and 2 minutes to field questions.  The oral briefing must focus on Key Facts & Fact Pattern Sketch, Legal Issues, Strongest Argument on Each Side, Decision, & Your RATIO of the Case.

In-Class Mapping Activity in Small Groups

Mapping Focus → Connecting and Analyzing the CORE 4 International Legal Principles (DSS, DNI, DCR, & DLP)

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