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International Court of Justice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 May 2009
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On December 18, 1951 the International Court of Justice delivered its judgment in the fisheries case which had been brought before the Court by the United Kingdom against Norway. By a vote of ten to two the Court established the validity of the Norwegian Royal Decree of 1935 in international law. This reserved to Norway an exclusive fishing zone of four miles based on lines connecting the outermost land points of the jagged coast. Through an eight to four vote the Court sanctioned the Norwegian system of straight baselines and overruled the United Kingdom contention that the four-mile belt should more closely follow coastal contours. This decision ended two years of litigation over a forty-five year controversy.
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- International Organizations: Summary of Activities: I. United Nations
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- Copyright © The IO Foundation 1952
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1 For summary of earlier developments, see International Organization, V p. 781–782.
2 New York Times, December 18, 1951.
3 For summary of previous developments, see International Organization, V, p. 591–592.
4 New York Times, November 2, 1951.
5 For summary of previous developments, see International Organization, V, p. 780
6 Case Concerning the Rights of Nationals of United States of America in Morocco, Order of October 31, 1951, 1CJ Reports 1951, p. 111.
7 ICJ Communiqué 51/55, December 10, 1951.
8 ICJ Communqué 51/57, December 14, 1951.
9 ICJ Application Instituting Proceedings, Nottebohm Case, December 17, 1951.
10 Ambatielos Case, Order of November 9, 1951, ICJ Reports 1951, p. 114.