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International Court of Justice decision

What it is

A judgment or advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice or its predecessor.

How to cite it

Cited under r 10.2.1. The ICJ Reports are organised by year and take square brackets; the PCIJ series is organised by number and takes round ones. r 10.2.1(b) strips "Case Concerning" from the name.

Example citation

Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v United States of America) (Merits) [1986] ICJ Rep 14 at [63].

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