Invoking Obligations Erga Omnes in the Twenty-First Century: Progressive Developments Since Barcelona Traction
Journal: UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria)
Year: 2013

In April 2014 the Republic of the Marshall Islands instituted proceedings before the International Court of Justice against India, the United Kingdom and Pakistan respectively. The focus of the applications concerned the alleged failure of these countries to fulfill their obligations under customary international law, as enshrined in Article VI of the 1968 Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). In accordance with this article:&#13;\nEach of the Parties to the Treaty undertake