Congo v. Uganda ruling [ICJ]

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Congo v. Uganda ruling [ICJ]

December 19, 2005 08:36:00 pm

Case Concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda), International Court of Justice, December 19, 2005 [ruling that Uganda violated the sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of Congo during a 1998-2003 war and was responsible for human rights abuses and the plundering of Congolese natural resources]. Read the full text of the judgment [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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