155- Alleged Violations regarding Maritime Delimitation in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua vs Colombia)
155- Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua vs Colombia) On November 26th 2013, the Republic of Nicaragua filed before the International Court of Justice (the Court) an application instituting proceedings against the Republic of Colombia for alleged violations of its sovereign rights and maritime spaces in the Caribbean […]
094- Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon vs Nigeria)
094- Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon vs Nigeria) On March 29th, 1994, Cameroon filed before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) an application instituting proceedings against Nigeria, relating to the disputed sovereignty of the Bakassi peninsula and more generally to the delimitation of the maritime frontier between the two countries. Cameroon […]
085- Maritime Delimitation between Guinea Bissau and Senegal (Guinea Bissau vs Senegal)
085- Maritime Delimitation between Guinea Bissau and Senegal (Guinea Bissau vs Senegal) On March 12th, 1991, Guinea-Bissau filed an application instituting proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Senegal. In so far as that application had a clear connection with the case 082- Arbitral Award of 31 July 1989 (Guinea Bissau vs Senegal) still […]
082- Arbitral Award of 31 July 1989 (Guinea Bissau vs Senegal)
082- Arbitral Award of 31 July 1989 (Guinea Bissau vs Senegal) On August 23rd, 1989, Guinea Bissau filed before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) an application instituting proceedings against Senegal concerning the delimitation of the maritime border between the two countries. It explained that the two countries could not agree through diplomatic channels on […]
068- The Continental Shelf Case (Libya vs Malta)
068- The Continental Shelf Case (Libya vs Malta) On July 26th, 1982, Libya and Malta notified the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of a special agreement in which it requested the Court to answer the question presented as follows: “What principles and rules of international law are applicable to the delimitation of the areas of […]
067- Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Maine Area (Canada vs USA)
067- Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Maine Area (Canada vs USA) On November 25th, 1981, Canada and the United States notified the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of a compromise under which they submitted to a Chamber of the Court the question of the delimitation of the maritime boundary dividing the […]
063- The Continental Shelf Case (Tunisia vs Libya)
063- The Continental Shelf Case (Tunisia vs Libya) On December 1st, 1978, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) received a special agreement signed by Libya and Tunisia concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf of each of the countries concerned. Article 1 of the Compromise presented the question of law as follows: “What principles and […]
