Reviewed case brief
Corfu Channel Case (UK v. Albania)
ICJ Reports 1949, p. 4
## Summary
- 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.