Factory at Chorzów (Merits)
E851648
case of the Permanent Court of International Justice
international court judgment
landmark case in international law
Factory at Chorzów (Merits) is a landmark 1928 judgment of the Permanent Court of International Justice that established foundational principles on state responsibility and the standard of reparation in international law.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chorzów Factory case (Merits) | 1 |
| Factory at Chorzów (Germany v. Poland) | 1 |
| Factory at Chorzów (Merits) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10259594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Factory at Chorzów (Merits) Context triple: [P.C.I.J. Series A, No. 17, caseName, Factory at Chorzów (Merits)]
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A.
Starachowice Truck Factory
Starachowice Truck Factory is a prominent Polish manufacturing plant historically known for producing trucks and other heavy vehicles in the city of Starachowice.
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B.
Nowa Huta Steelworks
Nowa Huta Steelworks is a major Polish steel plant in Kraków, historically one of the largest industrial complexes in Central Europe and a flagship project of the communist era.
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C.
Łódź Fabryczna
Łódź Fabryczna is a major modern railway terminus in Łódź, Poland, serving as one of the city’s primary long-distance and regional train hubs.
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D.
Fablok (First Factory of Locomotives in Poland)
Fablok (First Factory of Locomotives in Poland) was Poland’s pioneering locomotive manufacturer, known for producing steam, diesel, and electric railway engines that played a key role in the country’s rail transport development.
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E.
Třinec Iron and Steel Works
Třinec Iron and Steel Works is a major Czech steelmaking complex and one of Central Europe’s oldest and most important industrial enterprises.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Factory at Chorzów (Merits) Target entity description: Factory at Chorzów (Merits) is a landmark 1928 judgment of the Permanent Court of International Justice that established foundational principles on state responsibility and the standard of reparation in international law.
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A.
Starachowice Truck Factory
Starachowice Truck Factory is a prominent Polish manufacturing plant historically known for producing trucks and other heavy vehicles in the city of Starachowice.
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B.
Nowa Huta Steelworks
Nowa Huta Steelworks is a major Polish steel plant in Kraków, historically one of the largest industrial complexes in Central Europe and a flagship project of the communist era.
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C.
Łódź Fabryczna
Łódź Fabryczna is a major modern railway terminus in Łódź, Poland, serving as one of the city’s primary long-distance and regional train hubs.
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D.
Fablok (First Factory of Locomotives in Poland)
Fablok (First Factory of Locomotives in Poland) was Poland’s pioneering locomotive manufacturer, known for producing steam, diesel, and electric railway engines that played a key role in the country’s rail transport development.
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E.
Třinec Iron and Steel Works
Třinec Iron and Steel Works is a major Czech steelmaking complex and one of Central Europe’s oldest and most important industrial enterprises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
case of the Permanent Court of International Justice
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international court judgment ⓘ landmark case in international law ⓘ |
| applicantState | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationStyle | Factory at Chorzów (Germany v. Poland), Merits, Judgment, 1928, P.C.I.J. Ser. A, No. 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtSeat | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingCourt | Permanent Court of International Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1928-09-13 ⓘ |
| establishesDoctrine |
full reparation principle in international law
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principle of restitutio in integrum ⓘ standard of compensation for unlawful expropriation ⓘ |
| frequentlyCitedFor |
measure of damages in international investment arbitration
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standard of reparation in state responsibility ⓘ |
| fullName | Case concerning the Factory at Chorzów (Merits) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Chorzów
NERFINISHED
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Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
aftermath of World War I
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interwar period ⓘ |
| influencedBody | International Court of Justice jurisprudence on reparations ⓘ |
| influencedInstrument | International Law Commission Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesState |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyPrinciple |
any breach of an engagement involves an obligation to make reparation
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compensation must cover both damnum emergens and lucrum cessans ⓘ if restitution is impossible, reparation must take the form of compensation ⓘ reparation must as far as possible wipe out all the consequences of the illegal act ⓘ reparation must place the injured party in the position it would have been in if the wrongful act had not been committed ⓘ restitution in kind is the primary form of reparation ⓘ |
| languageOfJudgment |
English translation available
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French ⓘ |
| legalField |
international investment protection
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law of state responsibility ⓘ public international law ⓘ reparations in international law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | authoritative precedent in international law scholarship ⓘ |
| originatingTreatyContext | Geneva Convention concerning Upper Silesia (1922) GENERATED ⓘ |
| phaseOfProceedings | merits ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | judgment on the merits following a prior jurisdictional decision ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Factory at Chorzów (Jurisdiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondentState | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | P.C.I.J. Series A No. 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Chorzów Factory (Merits) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
expropriation of industrial property
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standard of reparation ⓘ state responsibility for internationally wrongful acts ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1928 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Factory at Chorzów (Merits) Description of subject: Factory at Chorzów (Merits) is a landmark 1928 judgment of the Permanent Court of International Justice that established foundational principles on state responsibility and the standard of reparation in international law.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chorzów Factory case (Merits)
this entity surface form:
Factory at Chorzów (Germany v. Poland)