Reviewed case brief

Chorzow Factory Case (Germany v. Poland)

PCIJ Series A, No. 17 (1928)

## Summary

state-responsibilityreparationrestitutiondamagesstatus-quo-ante
Court
Permanent Court of International Justice
Year
1928
Subjects
Public International Law
Reviewed
2026-06-28

Rule established

(1) Reparation must wipe out all consequences of the illegal act and restore the status quo ante. (2) The essential principle is that reparation must, as far as possible, put the injured party in the position it would have been in had the wrongful act not occurred.

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

        How to use it in an exam

        Editorial source

        PCIJ Series A, No. 17 (1928)

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