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098- Kasikili/Sedudu Island Case (Botswana vs Namibia)

098- Kasikili/Sedudu Island Case (Botswana vs Namibia) The Governments of Botswana and Namibia submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) a compromise signed by the two States on February 15th, 1996 regarding the legal status of Kasikili/Sedudu Island and its belonging to one or other of these nations. The Court rendered its judgment on […]

149- Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Niger)

149- Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Niger) On July 20th, 2012, Burkina Faso and Niger submitted a border dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) pursuant to a Special Agreement signed by both countries on February 24th, 2009. In Article 2 of the Special Agreement, the Court was requested in particular to determine the course of the […]