International Law Reports: Volume 147

Reports in English on decisions of international courts and arbitrators and judgements of national courts.

Elihu Lauterpacht (Edited by), Christopher Greenwood (Edited by), Karen Lee (Assisted by)

9781107021785, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 31 May 2012

816 pages
22.6 x 15 x 4.5 cm, 1.21 kg

The International Law Reports is the only publication in the world wholly devoted to the regular and systematic reporting in English of decisions of international courts and arbitrators as well as judgements of national courts. Volume 147 reports on, among others, three cases from the European Court of Human Rights (Al-Saadoon, Al-Skeini and Al-Jedda) on the application of the European Convention on Human Rights to the activities of British Forces in Iraq, State immunity cases from Canada (Schreiber v. Germany, Kuwait Airways Corp. v. Iraq), Hong Kong (FG Hemisphere v. Democratic Republic of the Congo) and the United Kingdom (NML v. Argentina), and the British Arab Commercial Bank v. National Transitional Council of the State of Libya case from the United Kingdom concerning the recognition of the new Government of Libya.

1. Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. United Kingdom (Application No. 61498/08) (Fourth Section) [EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS]
2. Al-Jedda v. United Kingdom (Application No. 27021/08) (Grand Chamber) [EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS]
3. Al-Skeini and Others v. United Kingdom (Application No. 55721/07) (Grand Chamber) [EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS]
4. Schreiber v. Germany and Another (2002) (SCC 62) Supreme Court [CANADA]
5. Kuwait Airways Corporation v. Republic of Iraq and Bombardier Aerospace (2010 SCC 40) (Supreme Court) [CANADA]
6. Estate of the Late Kazemi and Hashemi v. Islamic Republic of Iran and Others (Superior Court of Quebec) [CANADA]
7. Democratic Republic of the Congo and Others v. FG Hemisphere Associates LLC (FACV 5/2010) (Court of Final Appeal) [HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION]
8. Kuwait Airways Corporation v. Iraqi Airways Company and Republic of Iraq (High Court, Technology and Construction Court) [2008] EWHC 2039 (TCC) [UNITED KINGDOM – ENGLAND]
9. R (Al-Saadoon) v. Secretary of State for Defence, R (Mufdhi) v. Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWCA Civ 7 (Court of Appeal) UNITED KINGDOM – ENGLAND
10. NML Capital Limited v. Republic of Argentina [2011] UKSC 31 (Supreme Court) UNITED KINGDOM – ENGLAND
11. Khurts Bat v. Investigating Judge of the German Federal Court [2011] EWHC 2029 (Admin) QBD (Admin) UNITED KINGDOM – ENGLAND
12. British Arab Commercial Bank v. National transitional Council of the State of Libya [2011] EWHC 2274 (Comm) UNITED KINGDOM – ENGLAND
13. Republic of Austria and Others v. Altmann (No. 03-13) (Supreme Court) [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA]
14. Samantar v. Yousuf and Others (No. 08-1555) (Supreme Court) [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA].

Subject Areas: Public international law [LBB], Law [L], United Nations & UN agencies [JPSN1]