V v O (Italy in Corfu Case)

• Jurisdiction: Grecia
• Date: 01 January 1947
• Docket Number: Case No. 121
• Court: Court of First Instance (Greece)

Greece, Court of First Instance of Corfu.

Case No. 121

V.

and

O. (Italy in Corfu Case).

War — Binding Force of Laws of — Declaratory Nature of Hague Conventions.

Belligerent Occupation — Legislative, Judicial and Administrative Functions of the Occupant — Suspension of Local Laws Regulating Matters not affecting the Safety of the Occupying Armies — Article 43 of the Hague Rules of War on Land.

The Facts.—In 1943, during the Italian occupation of Corfu, V., a Greek citizen, sold some immovable property to K., an Italian national, who, in turn, sold it to O. After the liberation, V. brought proceedings to recover the property from O. It was contended on his behalf that a decree-law of July 24...