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The Red Crusader Incident (The International Commission of Inquiry between Denmark and Great-Britain regarding the Red Crusader Incident)

Permanent Court of Arbitration · Interstate and investor-state (PCA) · International · 1961

Why it matters

Denmark v. Great-Britain, an arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The matter is known as the The Red Crusader Incident. For a student, the PCA is the oldest institution for resolving international disputes, and its cases range from boundary and treaty disputes between states to investor-state and commercial arbitrations. This is a worked example of how international arbitration operates above the level of any single national court.

Summary

Denmark v. Great-Britain, an arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The matter is known as the The Red Crusader Incident. For a student, the PCA is the oldest institution for resolving international disputes, and its cases range from boundary and treaty disputes between states to investor-state and commercial arbitrations. This is a worked example of how international arbitration operates above the level of any single national court.

The detail

Parties: Denmark v. Great-Britain

Case number: 1961-01

Outcome: Status: Concluded

Applicable law: The applicable treaty, contract or arbitration rules; see the original.

Issues in play: Public international law / investment law

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