July 25, 2024

Guyana’s boundary case before the World Court

Differente border lines, by year, from R.H. Shomburgk. Retrieved from El Diario

On 30 June, Guyana’s lawyers argued with heart before the International Court of Justice  that it has jurisdiction to hear the case and pronounce on the validity of the 1899 boundary award. There are additional arguments in support of jurisdiction that we shall elucidate here. We shall also note some troubling revelations for Guyanese in Venezuela’s Memorandum to the Court. By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan. Full Text -> Stabroek

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