Social & Global Studies

Social & Global Studies

Assigned Case Semester 2

CASE NUMBER

# 1 → Lee, Evangeline, Fehreen, Fizza

# 3 → Lydia, Atisa, Shawn, Aaron

# 4 → Camille, Karma, Mahek, Makoto

# 5 → Mathieu, Jack, Iris, Emmett

# 7 → Roberto, Lindsay, Julianna

# 8 → Sam, Thomas, Divine, Anika

# 10 → Otis, Aadan, Max, Elias

ICJ Case Brief, Sketch, & Mapping

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

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.
 
2.  Questions Relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal) JUDGEMENT 20 July 2012.
 
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.
 
6.  Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) JUDGEMENT 6 November 2003.
 
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.

9. Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) JUDGEMENT 31 March 2004.

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

Student Samples

Recommended Secondary Research Sources

Starting Source for Each Case

DOCUMENT AVAILABLE IN THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM under UNIT 2 Evaluation Materials

Case 1 <https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/il2302a.pdf>.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Starting Source for Each Case

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 Oil Platforms Case

Max Planck Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua Case

Max Planck Kosovo Case

Max Planck Avena and Other Mexican Nationals Case

Max Planck Fisheries Jurisdiction Case

American Society of International Law

ASIL (American Society of International Law Insights)

Recommended Secondary Research Sources

In small groups of 4 to 5 students, each student has 8 to 10 minutes to brief their group on their case.  The oral briefing must focus on Key Facts, Fact Pattern Sketch, Legal Issues, & Ratio.

In-Class Mapping Activity

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

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