Nottebohm case

Nottebohm Case
(Liechtenstein v. Guatemala)
CourtInternational Court of Justice
Full case name Nottebohm Case (second phase), Judgment of April 6, 1955
DecidedApril 6, 1955 (1955-04-06)
Citation[1955] ICJ 1
Court membership
Judges sittingGreen Hackworth, Abdel Badawi Pasha, Jules Basdevant, Milovan Zoričić, Helge Klæstad, John Read, Hsu Mo, Enrique Armand-Ugón, Fyodor Kozhevnikov, Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, Lucio Moreno Quintana, Roberto Cordova, Paul Guggenheim (ad hoc), and Carlos García Bauer (ad hoc)
Case opinions
Dissent: Helge Klæstad
Dissent: John Read
Dissent: Paul Guggenheim
Keywords
diplomatic protection

Nottebohm case (Liechtenstein v. Guatemala) [1955] ICJ 1[1] is the proper name for the 1955 case adjudicated by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Liechtenstein sought a ruling to force Guatemala to recognize Friedrich Nottebohm as a Liechtenstein national.[2] The case has been cited in many definitions of nationality.

  1. ^ "Liechtenstein v Guatemala - Nottebohm - Judgment of 6 April 1955 - Second Phase - Judgments [1955] ICJ 1; ICJ Reports 1955, p 4; [1955] ICJ Rep 4 (6 April 1955)".
  2. ^ 1955 I.C.J. 4