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U.S. Reaction to ICJ Judgment in Iranian Oil Platforms Case
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 March 2017
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1 See, e.g., SC Res. 552 (June 1, 1984) (stating that “these attacks constitute a threat to the safety and stability of the area and have serious implications for international peace and security”); see also SC Res. 582 (Feb. 24, 1986); SC Res. 598 (July 20, 1987).
2 For background, see Walker, George K., The Tanker War, 1980–88: Law and Policy (U.S. Naval War College, International Law Studies No. 74, 2000)Google Scholar.
3 See Letter Dated 19 October 1987 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations Addressed to the President of the Security Council, UN Doc. S/19219 (Oct. 19, 1987) (invoking a right of self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter).
4 See Letter Dated 18 April 1988 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations Addressed to the President of the Security Council, UN Doc. S/19791 (Apr. 18, 1988) (again invoking a right of self-defense).
5 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights, Aug. 15, 1955, 8 UST 899, 284 UNTS 93 [hereinafter Treaty].
6 Oil Platforms (Iran. v. U.S.), Merits, paras. 32–42 (Nov. 6, 2003), 42 ILM 1334 (2003); see Bekker, Pieter, Case Report: Oil Platforms (Iran v. United States), 98 AJIL 550 (2004)CrossRefGoogle Scholar (this issue).
7 Treaty, supra note 5, Art. XX(1) (d), 8 UST at 912, 284 UNTS at 132.
8 Oil Platforms, supra note 6, paras. 43–78.
9 Id., paras. 79–98.
10 For a complete version of the paper, see Taft, William H. IV, Self-Defense and the Oil Platforms Decision, 29 Yale J. Int’l L. 295 (2004)Google Scholar. The paper identifies the author as Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, and contains no disclaimer that the views are personal.
11 [Editor’s Note: Oil Platforms, supra note 6, para. 51 (quoting Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua (Nicar. v. U.S.), Merits, 1986 ICJ Rep. 14, 101, para. 191 (June 27)).]
12 [Editor’s Note: Oil Platforms, supra note 6, para. 64.]
13 [Editor’s Note: Id., para. 72.]
14 [Editor’s Note: Military and Paramilitary Activities, supra note 11, at 101, 103, paras. 191, 195.]
15 [Editor’s Note: Oil Platforms, supra note 6, para. 76.]
16 [Editor’s Note: Id.]
17 [Editor’s Note: Id., para. 77.]
18 Taft, supra note 10, at 295, 298–304 (footnotes omitted).