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Casus foederis is derived from the Latin for "case of the alliance". In diplomatic terms, it describes a situation in which the terms of an alliance come into play, such as one nation being attacked by another.

Thus, in World War I, the treaties between Italy and Austria-Hungary, and Romania and Austria-Hungary, which purported to require Italy and Romania to come to Austria’s aid if Austria was attacked by another nation, were not honored by either Italy or Romania because, as Winston Churchill wrote, “the casus fœderis had not arisen” because the attacks on Austria had not been “unprovoked.”^[1]

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^ Winston Churchill, The World Crisis at 572 (Abridged -- Free Press 2005).

[1] Winston Churchill, The World Crisis at 572 (Abridged -- Free Press 2005).

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-From the Latin "case of the alliance". In diplomatic terms, a situation in which the terms of an alliance come into play, such as one nation being attacked by another. Thus, in World War I, the treaties between Italy and Austria, and Romania and Austria, which purported to require Italy and Romania to come to Austria’s aid if Austria was attacked by another nation was not honored by either Italy or Romania because, as Winston Churchill wrote, “the casus fœderis had not arisen” because the attacks on Austria had not been “unprovoked.” Winston Churchill, The World Crisis at 572 (Abridged -- Free Press 2005).
+'''''Casus foederis''''' is derived from the [[Latin]] for "case of the alliance". In [[diplomatic]] terms, it describes a situation in which the terms of an alliance come into play, such as one nation being attacked by another.
+Thus, in [[World War I]], the treaties between [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] and [[Austria-Hungary]], and [[Romania]] and Austria-Hungary, which purported to require Italy and Romania to come to Austria’s aid if Austria was attacked by another nation, were not honored by either Italy or Romania because, as [[Winston Churchill]] wrote, “the casus fœderis had not arisen” because the attacks on Austria had not been “unprovoked.”<ref>Winston Churchill, The World Crisis at 572 (Abridged -- Free Press 2005).</ref>
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