124-Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua vs Colombia) On December 6th, 2001, Nicaragua filed an application instituting proceedings against Colombia before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in order to settle maritime and territorial disputes that have existed between the parties for many years. Colombia filed preliminary objections regarding the jurisdiction of the Court. In its […]
102- Sovereignty over Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan (Indonesia/Malaysia) The Republic of Indonesia and Malaysia signed a compromise on January 31st, 1997 in Kuala Lumpur which aimed to submit their dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The question put to the Court was to decide which of the two States, in light of […]
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 […]
