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International Law Keyed to Damrosche
Armed Activities on the territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Rwanda)
Facts
In the suit filed by the Republic of the Congo (DRC) (P) against Rwanda (D), the DRC (P) tried to base the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice on nine treaties with dispute settlement clauses that provided for such jurisdiction. Of the nine treaties, Rwanda (D) excluded dispute settlement obligations in seven of the treaties while it was not party to the remaining two. Based on the nature of its obligations, Rwanda (D) challenged the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.Discussions of some of the treaties were omitted by the excerpt. The treaties involved were Convention on Privileges, Immunities of the Specialized Agencies, Genocide Convention, Article IX, Convention on Racial Discrimination against Women, Article 29, World Health Organization Constitution, Article 75. Unesco Convention, Article XIV, Montreal Convention, Article 14, Vienna Convention, Article 66 and Convention Against Torture. Rwanda (D) was not party to the first two treaties.
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