December 18, 2020

The ICJ delivered its judgement on December 18, 2020, affirming that it has jurisdiction to entertain Guyana’s application concerning the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award and the related question of the definitive settlement of the land boundary between Guyana and Venezuela. 

Border Controversy
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December 18, 2020
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