Minquiers and Ecrehos case
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The Minquiers and Ecrehos case was a 1953 International Court of Justice dispute between France and the United Kingdom over sovereignty of small island groups in the English Channel.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Court of Justice case
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inter-state dispute ⓘ sovereignty dispute ⓘ territorial dispute ⓘ |
| applicantState | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationForm | Minquiers and Ecrehos (France/United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCourt | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfJudgment | 1953-11-17 ⓘ |
| decidingBody | International Court of Justice, full court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingCourt | International Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeSubject |
sovereignty over small island groups in the English Channel
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sovereignty over the Ecrehos ⓘ sovereignty over the Minquiers ⓘ |
| fieldOfLaw |
boundary and territorial law
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law of the sea ⓘ public international law ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Second World War international adjudication of territorial disputes ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
effectivités in territorial disputes
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territorial sovereignty ⓘ title to territory ⓘ |
| officialName | Case concerning the Minquiers and Ecrehos (France/United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForFrance |
France’s claim to sovereignty over the Ecrehos rejected
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France’s claim to sovereignty over the Minquiers rejected ⓘ |
| outcomeForUnitedKingdom |
United Kingdom’s sovereignty over the Ecrehos confirmed
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United Kingdom’s sovereignty over the Minquiers confirmed ⓘ |
| party |
France
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentialValue | leading case on effectivités in territorial sovereignty disputes ⓘ |
| regionConcerned | Channel Islands area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCaseType | inter-state contentious case before the ICJ ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
critical date in territorial disputes
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effectivités ⓘ title based on historic consolidation ⓘ |
| relatedStateTerritory | Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTerritory |
Ecrehos
NERFINISHED
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Minquiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondentState | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
sovereignty over the Ecrehos awarded to the United Kingdom
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sovereignty over the Minquiers awarded to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| seatOfCourt | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Minquiers and Ecrehos case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfJudgment | 1953 ⓘ |
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International Court of Justice case France v. United Kingdom (1953)
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Minquiers and Ecrehos case
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subject surface form:
France v. United Kingdom (1953)