Territorial Disputes

International Court of Justice Rules on Maritime Boundary Between Peru and Chile (January 27, 2014)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 27, 2014, the International Court of Justice rendered its Judgment in the case concerning the Maritime

PCA Arbitral Tribunal Concludes Hearing on the Merits in Bay of Bengal Maritime Arbitration (December 18, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 18, 2013, the Arbitral Tribunal constituted in the matter of the Bay of Bengal Maritime Boundary Arbitratio

International Court of Justice Decides Against Provisional Measures in Disputes Between Nicaragua and Costa Rica (December 13, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 13, 2013, the International Court of Justice ruled in Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the

The PCA Arbitral Tribunal Commences Hearing on the Merits in Bay of Bengal Maritime Boundary Arbitration between Bangladesh and India (December 9, 2013)

Author: 
Djurdja Lazic

According to a Permanent Court of Arbitration press release, the hearing on the merits in the matter of the Bay of Beng

The Indus Waters Kishenganga Arbitration (Pakistan v. India)

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13
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Shashank Kumar
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The World Court Awards Sovereignty Over Several Islands in the Caribbean Sea to Colombia and Fixes a Single Maritime Boundary between Colombia and Nicaragua

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3
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Pieter Bekker
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Legal Implications of the UN General Assembly Vote to Accord Palestine the Status of Observer State

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37
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John Cerone
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Transit Passage Rights in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Threats to Block the Passage of Oil Tankers

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Once again, tensions are mounting in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. In response to Western powers’ import bans on Iranian oil and warnings of other sanctions against Iran because of its nuclear program, Iran has threatened to block the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. The United States in turn has increased its naval presence in the Strait of Hormuz, ostensibly in an exercise of its “transit rights of passage” under the law of the sea.

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Nilufer Oral
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Fishing in Troubled Waters - Somalia’s Maritime Zones and the Case for Reinterpretation

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9
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Thilo Neumann and Tim Rene Salomon
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