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The Lotus case involved a collision between a French ship and a Turkish ship in international waters that killed Turkish sailors. Turkey tried and convicted the French officer in charge. France argued Turkey did not have jurisdiction. The PCIJ found Turkey had concurrent jurisdiction since the ships were involved in the same accident. This led to the Lotus Principle that states may act unless explicitly prohibited. The Trail Smelter arbitration involved air pollution from a Canadian smelter damaging prope

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Mirella

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