Section I should be titled Case Syllabus and
it should describe the facts of the case and the legal issues involved (ex. …Bosnia filed
a claim with the International Court of Justice alleging that Serbia attempted to
exterminate the Muslim population of Bosnia during the Bosnian War). Section II
should be titled Court Holding and should explain the ruling (ex. The Court held that
although the massacres of Muslims that occurred during the war were acts of genocide,
the Serbian government was neither directly responsible for nor complicit in these
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acts) and provide a brief description of any concurring or dissenting opinions (ex.
Judge Al-Khasawneh dissented, arguing that the Serbian governments complicity in
the Bosnian genocide was supported by massive and compelling evidence).
Section III should be titled Legal Doctrine and Theory and it should explain the
importance of the case in the development of international law. In particular, it should
discuss how the case established, reaffirmed, or altered legal doctrine and the cases
broader significance (ex. The Court reaffirmed the effective control standard as the
applicable standard for determining state responsibility for violations of international law
by non-state actors).
