Key International Law Cases: Lotus and Yahoo
Lotus Case
Parties
France vs. Turkey, PCIJ, 1927
Facts
In this case, a French ship named Lotus and a Turkish ship Boz Kourt collided on the open sea. As a result of the collision, Boz Kourt sank and some crew members died. After Lotus reached Istanbul, Turkey arrested Demos, a crew member of that ship, and also seized the ship Lotus, demanding compensation.
Then France requested Turkey to release the ship Lotus, but Turkey refused. Subsequently, they began the trial in a Turkish court.
Issue
Does Turkey
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