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Administration of certain properties of the State in Libya

Year (case):
1952
Year (treaty):
1950
Time period:
1950-2000
Jurisdiction/region:
North Africa
State/territory:
Libya
Document language:
English
Dispute resolution method:
Other
Classification:
Inter-State
Topics:
Individual rights' violations Expropriation
Territory Forms of acquisition of territory
Statehood Independence
Statehood Succession of states
Country of colonial power:
Italy
United Kingdom
Legal instrument:
Other UNGA Resolution 388(V) (1950)
Presiding or sole arbitrator:
Faiz Yorukoglu (Türkiye)
Other members of tribunal/commission:
Hugo Wickström (Sweden), Vicente Sánchez Gavito (Mexico)
Nationality of arbitrator:
Turkiye
Sweden
Mexico
Citation:
Administration of certain properties of the State in Libya (18 February 1952, 31 January 1953) XII RIAA 357
Link to source:
https://legal.un.org/riaa/cases/vol_XII/357-371_Administration.pdf
Description:
The case concerns Italy’s claim to regain administration of certain properties it previously owned in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (now Libya), following Libya’s independence and the end of British administration. Italy sought interim measures and restitution of property for diplomatic, consular, and educational use, which were contested by both the UK and Libya.

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