Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa

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advisory opinion decision of the International Court of Justice international legal case

The Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa was a landmark 1950 decision by the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified the legal status of the former German colony under South African administration and the continuing obligations of the League of Nations mandate system.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
League of Nations mandate for South West Africa had not lapsed with the dissolution of the League of Nations	1
South African administration in Namibia	1
South African administration of South West Africa	1
South West Africa cases (Ethiopia v. South Africa; Liberia v. South Africa)	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	advisory opinion ⓘ decision of the International Court of Justice ⓘ international legal case ⓘ
areaOfLaw	international law ⓘ law of international organizations ⓘ law of mandates ⓘ
citation	1950 I.C.J. Reports 128 ⓘ
clarified	continuing international status of South West Africa as a mandated territory ⓘ that South Africa could not unilaterally alter the international status of South West Africa ⓘ that South Africa was under an obligation to accept international supervision of the mandate ⓘ that South Africa was under an obligation to submit reports on the administration of South West Africa ⓘ
concernsAdministeringPower	South Africa ⓘ Dominion of South Africa ⓘ surface form: Union of South Africa
concernsFormerColonialPower	Germany ⓘ
concernsPresentDayTerritory	Namibia ⓘ
concernsTerritory	Namibia ⓘ surface form: South West Africa
countryOfCourt	Netherlands ⓘ
court	International Court of Justice ⓘ
date	1950-07-11 ⓘ
decade	1950s ⓘ
foundThat	Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: League of Nations mandate for South West Africa had not lapsed with the dissolution of the League of Nations South Africa remained bound by the obligations of the mandate for South West Africa ⓘ international obligations under the mandate continued under the United Nations system ⓘ
hasConsequence	provided legal basis for later UN actions regarding Namibia ⓘ strengthened United Nations role in supervising former mandate territories ⓘ
involvedOrganization	League of Nations ⓘ United Nations ⓘ
involvedState	South Africa ⓘ
involvedTerritory	Namibia ⓘ surface form: South West Africa
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalContext	League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces ⓘ surface form: League of Nations mandate system Charter of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: United Nations Charter
placeOfCourt	The Hague ⓘ
predecessorCourtMentioned	Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ
relatedCase	Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: South West Africa cases (Ethiopia v. South Africa; Liberia v. South Africa)
relatedTo	Namibia Advisory Opinion (Legal Consequences for States of the Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia) ⓘ decolonization ⓘ international trusteeship system ⓘ self-determination of peoples ⓘ
requestedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
subjectMatter	international status of South West Africa ⓘ
year	1950 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Damara people → affectedBy → Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African administration in Namibia

Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa → foundThat → Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: League of Nations mandate for South West Africa had not lapsed with the dissolution of the League of Nations

Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa → relatedCase → Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South West Africa cases (Ethiopia v. South Africa; Liberia v. South Africa)

Permanent Court of International Justice → significantCase → Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa ⓘ

South-West Africa Campaign → successor → Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African administration of South West Africa