Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig

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The Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig was a landmark 1932 decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified minority rights and treaty obligations concerning Polish citizens in the Free City of Danzig.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory opinion
decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice
international court decision
appliesTo Free City of Danzig authorities
Polish nationals residing in the Free City of Danzig
author Permanent Court of International Justice
bindingOn League of Nations organs in their decision‑making
clarified obligations of Danzig authorities under international treaties
scope of treaty‑based rights of Polish nationals in Danzig
concerns minority rights
rights of Polish citizens in Danzig
treatment of Polish nationals in the Free City of Danzig
treaty obligations
countryContext Germany
Poland
court Permanent Court of International Justice
date 1932
field international human rights law
public international law
geographicalContext Baltic Sea region
hasTopic relationship between domestic law of Danzig and international obligations
status of Polish citizens in Danzig under international agreements
historicalPeriod interwar period
influenced development of international minority rights law
scholarly doctrine on international protection of minorities
issuedBy League of Nations judicial organ
language English
French
legalStatus non‑binding advisory opinion
legalSubject international minority protection
international obligations of the Free City of Danzig
treaty interpretation
partOf jurisprudence of the Permanent Court of International Justice
placeOfJurisdiction Free City of Danzig
precedentFor later jurisprudence on minority protection
later jurisprudence on treaty interpretation
relatedTo Free City of Danzig
League of Nations minority protection system
Republic of Poland
international protection of minorities between the World Wars
subjectMatter international guarantees for national minorities
rights of foreign nationals under international treaties
timeContext period between World War I and World War II
typeOfProceeding advisory proceedings
underAuthorityOf League of Nations
year 1932

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Permanent Court of International Justice
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