International Dispute Settlement in Response to an Unlawful Seizure of Territory: Three Mechanisms
Journal: Chicago journal of international law
Year: 2015

International law prohibits the acquisition of territory by force. Even so, states have struggled to identify a judicial or arbitral procedure to protect their rights following an unlawful attempted acquisition. With reference to the annexation of Crimea, but with a view to the wider possibilities for judicial or arbitral settlement of territorial questions, the present Article considers three mechanisms--the European Convention on Human Rights (European Convention), the Statute of the Internati