File readout of Iran – England Oil Company in International Court of Justice
Subject Areas : International Relations
1 - Professor of Tehran University
Sedighehsadataghaee
MA Graduate, Isfahan University
Keywords: International court of justice, Iran & England Oil Company, Oil industry nationalization, Mossaddegh, Court of justice jurisdiction,
Abstract :
Following nationalization of Iran oil industry on 20 March1951 as well as dispossession from Iran-England oil company, English government believing that the act of nationalization of Iran oil industry based on stipulations and provisions of the contract between Iran and England means unilateral redemption of the contract, supporting its nationals through diplomatic actions against Iranian government and based on the notice mandatory acceptance of jurisdiction of the court of justice registered a petition in secretariat of court of justice. Iran, acting such like, in a document entitled preliminary consideration, objected the jurisdiction of court of justice hearing the case. Iran said one of the reasons of court of justice jurisdiction hearing the claim is its interpretation out of article 2 paragraph 7 of UN charter concerning prevention from interference which is an inherent jurisdiction of governments as well as other reasons practiced in context to how ever and in spite of providing various reasons by English government to prove the jurisdiction of court of justice to consider the case, court of justice, finally, rejected its jurisdiction in a superficial decision and removed from the agenda the case. However, this paper studies and researches, from a legal view, process performed from the onset to decision and parties reasoning and implications of international court of justice judges that are emphatic for proving rightness of Iranian government and people nationalizing oil industry
