Lotus case judgment (P.C.I.J. Series A No. 10)

E851646

decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice international court judgment landmark case in international law

Lotus case judgment (P.C.I.J. Series A No. 10) is a landmark 1927 decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice that addressed the scope of state jurisdiction in international law following a collision on the high seas.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
judgment of the Permanent Court of International Justice in the Lotus case	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ international court judgment ⓘ landmark case in international law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	S.S. Lotus case judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lotus case NERFINISHED ⓘ
applicantState	France NERFINISHED ⓘ
areaOfLaw	jurisdiction in international law ⓘ law of the sea ⓘ public international law ⓘ
bindingOn	parties to the dispute (France and Turkey) ⓘ
citation	P.C.I.J. Series A, No. 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence	criminal prosecution of French officer Lieutenant Demons in Turkey ⓘ
considered	landmark decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ leading case on state jurisdiction in international law ⓘ
court	Permanent Court of International Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
decisionDate	1927-09-07 ⓘ
disputeBetween	France NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
factPattern	collision caused deaths of Turkish nationals ⓘ
frequentlyCitedIn	cases and literature on extraterritorial jurisdiction ⓘ textbooks on public international law ⓘ
holding	Turkey did not act in conflict with international law by instituting criminal proceedings against the French officer ⓘ
influenced	development of the permissive view of state jurisdiction in international law ⓘ later debates on jurisdiction in the law of the sea ⓘ scholarly concept of the "Lotus principle" ⓘ
keyIssue	whether Turkey could exercise criminal jurisdiction over a French officer following a collision on the high seas ⓘ
languageOfJudgment	French ⓘ
legalQuestion	whether exclusive jurisdiction belonged to the flag state of the vessel on the high seas ⓘ
originatingIncident	collision between French steamship Lotus and Turkish collier Boz-Kourt GENERATED ⓘ
originatingIncidentLocation	high seas ⓘ
partyState	French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfCourt	The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ
principleArticulated	absence of a prohibitive rule does not equal prohibition in international law ⓘ international law leaves to states a wide measure of discretion in asserting jurisdiction ⓘ states may exercise jurisdiction unless there is a prohibitive rule of international law ⓘ
relatedVessel	Boz-Kourt NERFINISHED ⓘ S.S. Lotus NERFINISHED ⓘ
respondentState	Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	claims of France rejected ⓘ
seriesNumber	Series A No. 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	final judgment ⓘ
subjectMatter	jurisdiction over incidents on the high seas ⓘ permissive nature of international law regarding state jurisdiction ⓘ scope of state criminal jurisdiction in international law ⓘ
successorBody	International Court of Justice (as successor to the PCIJ, not to the specific case) NERFINISHED ⓘ
temporalContext	interwar period ⓘ
yearDecided	1927 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Publications of the Permanent Court of International Justice, Series A, No. 10 → contains → Lotus case judgment (P.C.I.J. Series A No. 10) ⓘ

this entity surface form: judgment of the Permanent Court of International Justice in the Lotus case

Publications of the Permanent Court of International Justice, Series A, No. 10 → alternativeName → Lotus case judgment (P.C.I.J. Series A No. 10) ⓘ