Lotus case

The Case of the S.S. Lotus (France v. Turkey)
PLANTIFF: MONSIEUR DEMONS
DEFENDANT: HASSAN BAY
YEAR: 1926

FACTS:
COLLISION BETWEEN TWO SHIPS TOOK PLACE AT HIGH SEAS NEAR GREECE.
TURKEY PRECEDED THE CASE IN ITS COURT.
DEMONS REJECTED THE RIGHT OF PROCEEDING IN TURKEY.
DEMONS STATED THAT TURKEY HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER THE CASE.

LEGAL ISSUES:
THE ISSUE AT STAKE WAS TURKEY'S JURISJICTION OVER THE CASE.
IS THERE ANY RULE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW WHICH PROHIBITS A STATE FROM PRECEDING THE CASES OF HIGH SEAS, BEYOND THE STATE?

DECISION:
The Court, therefore, rejected France's position stating that there was no rule to that effect in international law.