1. Ireland v.

United Kingdom (Irish Case), European Court of Human Rights, 18 January

1978:
a. The Court is not bound, under the Convention or under the general principles
applicable to international tribunals, by strict rules of evidence. In order to satisfy
itself, the Court is entitled to rely on evidence of every kind, including, insofar as
it deems them relevant, documents or statements emanating from governments, be
they respondent or applicant, or from their institutions or officials.
2. Nicaragua Case:
a. [The Court] is not unaware that its role is not a passive one; and that, within the
limits of its Statute and Rules, it has freedom in estimating the value of the
various elements of evidence, though it is clear that general principles of judicial
procedure necessarily govern the determination of what can be regarded as
proved.
3.