Barcelona Traction at 40: The ICJ as an Agent of Legal Development

Leiden Journal of International Law, Vol. 23, pp. 781-800, 2010

28 Pages Posted: 20 Jun 2010 Last revised: 11 Sep 2010

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Christian J. Tams

University of Glasgow, School of Law

Antonios Tzanakopoulos

University of Oxford

Date Written: June 17, 2010

Abstract

This contribution revisits the International Court of Justice's landmark decision in the Barcelona Traction case forty years later. It evaluates two pronouncements that the Court made in the case, with respect to the nationality of corporations for purposes of diplomatic protection, and with respect to obligations erga omnes, from the perspective of the Court's importance as an agent for the development of international law.

Keywords: International Court of Justice, Barcelona Traction, dispute settlement, diplomatic protection, nationality of claims, obligations erga omnes, development of international law, lawmaking, obiter dicta

Suggested Citation

Tams, Christian J. and Tzanakopoulos, Antonios, Barcelona Traction at 40: The ICJ as an Agent of Legal Development (June 17, 2010). Leiden Journal of International Law, Vol. 23, pp. 781-800, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1626163

Christian J. Tams

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Antonios Tzanakopoulos (Contact Author)

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