Judgment in the case concerning Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v United States of America).
Article from: TDM 3 (2004), in International Law
Summary
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the United Nations, delivered its Judgment in the case concerning Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America). In its Judgment, which is final, without appeal and binding on the Parties, the Court finds first, by fourteen votes to two, that 'the actions of the United States of America against Iranian oil platforms on 19 October 1987 and 18 April 1988 cannot be justified as measures necessary to protect the essential security interests of the United States of America ...