THE clouds darkened the City of The Hague. With the blustery December wind, the temperature dropped to below freezing point. However, people at the International Tribunal building at the Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands, were stirring. Wrapped in thick coats, judges entered the building in order to hand down a long-awaited decision.

After spending months checking through piles of papers relating to the lawsuit as well as reviewing 77 old m