Corfu Channel incident
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The Corfu Channel incident consists of three separate events involving Royal Navy ships in the Channel of Corfu which took place in 1946, and it is considered an early episode of the Cold War. During
HMS Orion was one of the ships fired on in the first incident
Light cruiser HMS Leander was present during the second incident
Light cruiser HMS Mauritius was present during the second incident
Saumarez under tow by Volage after being mined, October 1946
Corfu Channel case
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The Corfu Channel case was the first public international law case heard before the International Court of Justice between 1947 and 1949, concerning state responsibility for damages at sea, as well as
Corfu Channel incident
…in the Corfu Channel, but in Albanian territorial waters, and Albania complained about them to the United Nations. This series of incidents led to the Corfu Channel case, where the United Kingdom brought a case against the People's Republic of Albania to the International Court of Justice. The Court rendered a decision…
HMS Volage lost her bow as a result of striking a mine in the Corfu Channel while towing HMS Saumarez, which had also struck a mine not long before.
Sir Hartley Shawcross addressing the Court
Judge Guerrero speaking from the bench, flanked by two other judges
The British legal team