CASE CONCERNING DATASTREAM INC. (BELGIUM V. SPAIN) (2025)- A MOCK JUDICIAL OPINION

International Court of Justice Judgment I. Procedural Background On July 3, 2024, Belgium filed an application against Spain with the International Court of Justice claiming that Spanish authorities unlawfully closed down the DataStream Inc. which operates globally and that Belgium owes compensation to the harmed shareholders. Spain submitted a Counter-Memorial justifying the closure as a proper exercise of executive arbitrariness. Both under Article 31 of the Statute, Belgium and Spain have assigned ad hoc judges to accompany the Court. The judges completed the necessary documents for the March 2025 hearing in order to have the case fully ready for a decision.