ICJ Case Brief, Sketch, & Mapping
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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
Student Samples


Recommended Secondary Research Sources
Recommended Secondary Research Sources
Starting Source for Each Case
Starting Source for Each Case
Oxford Public International Law
Oxford Public International Law
Max Planck Resources
Max Planck Resources
American Society of International Law
American Society of International Law
In-Class Oral Briefing
In-Class Oral Briefing
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
In-Class Mapping Activity
Mapping Focus → Connecting and Analyzing the CORE 4 International Legal Principles (DSS, DNI, DCR, & DLP)
