Global Governance Issues — Landmark Cases

Landmark Cases

ICJ Advisory Opinion on Legality of Nuclear Weapons

1996

The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion established that the threat or use of nuclear weapons would generally be contrary to international humanitarian law, but…

WTO Appellate Body Report on US-Steel Safeguards

2003

This case established important precedents for WTO dispute resolution and highlighted tensions between domestic political pressures and international trade obligations. The…