Reviewed case brief
Reservations to the Genocide Convention (Advisory Opinion)
ICJ Reports 1951, p. 15
## Summary
- Court
- International Court of Justice
- Year
- 1951
- Subjects
- Public International Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-28
Rule established
A state may make a reservation to a multilateral treaty provided the reservation is compatible with the object and purpose of the treaty. Incompatible reservations render the reserving state not a party vis-a-vis objecting states.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
ICJ Reports 1951, p. 15
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.