Reviewed case brief

Corfu Channel Case (UK v. Albania)

ICJ Reports 1949, p. 4

## Summary

state-responsibilityinnocent-passageinternational-straitscircumstantial-evidenceterritorial-sovereignty
Court
International Court of Justice
Year
1949
Subjects
Public International Law
Reviewed
2026-06-28

Rule established

(1) Every state has an obligation not to knowingly allow its territory to be used for acts contrary to the rights of other states. (2) Right of innocent passage through international straits cannot be denied. (3) Circumstantial evidence is admissible in international adjudication.

Facts

    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

        How to use it in an exam

        Editorial source

        ICJ Reports 1949, p. 4

        Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.