Iran, 1980 icj reports 3 tehran hostages case dewey, john, the public and its problems athens, oh. The importance of the principles of law is embodied in the case concerning united states v diplomatic and consular staff in tehran 1 and judgment of 24 th may 1980 2. The persons held hostage in the premises of the united states embassy in tehran include, according to the information furnished to the court by the agent of the united states, at least 28 persons having the status, duly recognized by the government of iran, of member of the diplomatic staff within the meaning of the vienna convention on diplomatic relations of 1961. United states diplomatic and consular staff in tehran case. Case concerning application of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide bosnia v. Diplomatic intercourse and immunities, 1957 yilc, vol. This is particularly the case with action of the united nations under the. Rescuing nationals abroad revisited journal of conflict and. Acts and documents relating to judgments and advisory opinions given by the court pleadings, oral arguments and. International court of justice 1980 link to resource historyofdiplomacy, diplomaticlaw. Case concerning united states diplomatic and consular staff in tehran united states v iran1 facts on the 29th of november 1979 the united states of america had instituted proceedings against iran in a case arising out of the situation at its embassy in tehran and consulates at tabriz and shiraz, and the seizure and detention as hostages of its diplomatic and consular.
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George mason university school of law international law. Iran issue 64 of pleadings, oral arguments, documents, pleadings, oral arguments, documents issue 64 of case concerning united states diplomatic and consular staff in tehran. Case concerning us diplomatic and consular staff in tehran by. Iran, arret du 24 mai 1980 by international court of justice. Hague convention xiii concerning the rights and duties of neutral powers in naval war signed 18 october 1907, entered into force 26 january 1910, 205 cts 395, art. This case, instituted by the united states on november 29, 1979, by means of a unilateral application under article 40 of the statute of the court and article 38 of the rules of court, relates to the takeover of the american embassy in tehran and the american consulates in tabriz and shiraz and the detention as hostages of some 50 americans by socalled militants. The duty to protect diplomatic and consular premises opinio.