The MOX Plant Case (Ireland v. United Kingdom) The MOX Plant dispute has a long procedural and complicated history.  The dispute may be viewed as a case of forum shopping by Ireland.  However, that characterization may be unduly harsh, as the applicant sought a particular type of remedy.  The case was initially litigated in 1992… Read More

In submitting their disputes over environmental harms to an international court or tribunal the parties to the row seek a remedy for the issue that triggered the action.  Environmental disputes are a relatively recent class of cases that have been litigated in international courts.  Indeed, it has only been over the past two decades that… Read More