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The Interhandel (Switzerland v. United States)

1959 I.C.J. 6 (1959)

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The Interhandel (Switzerland v. United States)

United Nations International Court of Justice
1959 I.C.J. 6 (1959)

Facts

Interhandel was a corporation formed under the laws of Switzerland (plaintiff). Interhandel held a large number of shares of the Aniline and Film Corporation (GAF), a company in the United States (defendant). During World War II, the United States divested Interhandel of its shares in GAF pursuant to the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917. The United States claimed that Interhandel held the shares of GAF in trust for its German owner, I.G. Farben. At the conclusion of the war, Interhandel began proceedings to recover its shares in the United States’ court system. After nearly 15 years of litigation that remained pending, Switzerland filed an application in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on behalf of Interhandel claiming that the United States was violating international law. The United States filed an objection to the application, stating that diplomatic and local remedies available to it in the United States courts had not been exhausted.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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