The Dogger Bank Case (Great Britain v. France)
Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Hague Court Reports 403 (1916)
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During Russia's conflict with Japan, a Russian fleet on alert for disguised torpedo boats mistook a group of British fishing boats in the North Sea for a threat after a signal rocket was fired between the fishing vessels, and opened fire, killing two fishermen and damaging the fleet. Rather than submit its admiral to a British trial, Russia agreed to submit the question of liability and punishment to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, with five admirals from Great Britain, Russia, the United States, France, and Austria hearing the inquiry.
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Whether a decision of an international court of arbitration, once a dispute has been submitted to it, is binding on the parties.