Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Syrian Defense: We call on all parties in Sweida to cooperate with security forces and exercise restraint
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese Army is continuing its investigations and will later announce any information that does not affect the confidentiality of the investigation
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: It has not yet been determined whether the detainees belong to ISIS or another organization
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Around 10 people of different nationalities, including Lebanese nationals, were detained
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese army arrested a number of people in the Matn area of Mount Lebanon with possession it has not disclosed
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: We have strong indications that there are martyrs, injuries, and trapped people in the Salah al-Din area
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Citizens should avoid Salah al-Din Street because anyone who approaches it is at risk of being directly targeted
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Reality is that there is a very limited retreat of the vehicles, with the occupation forces providing cover undeer fire up to Salah al-Din Street
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Claims that the Israeli occupation has withdrawn from areas in the neighborhoods of al-Zaytoun, al-Tuffah, and al-Shujaiya are false
Hamas: The two delegations stressed that any negotiations must lead to the achievement of our people's goals and aspirations, foremost among which is ending the war and the complete withdrawal of enemy forces

UN top court to rule in Nicaragua, Colombia maritime borders dispute

  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 21 Apr 2022 08:50
3 Min Read

An awaited International Court of Justice ruling is to be witnessed in regard to the back and forth legal battle between Colombia and Nicaragua over maritime borders.

  • x
  • Countries are obliged to implement judgements by the ICJ, which are final and cannot be appealed
    Countries are obliged to implement judgments by the ICJ.

Judges at the UN's top court will hand down a ruling Thursday in a decades-long battle between Nicaragua and Colombia over maritime borders.

The hearing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at 0800 GMT is likely to be the final ruling in the legal wrangle between the two Latin American countries, which has been raging since 2001.

The ICJ, which rules in disputes between countries, awarded Nicaragua a swathe of disputed Caribbean sea territory extending 200 nautical miles (230 miles, 370 kilometers) from its coastline in 2012.

But the following year, Nicaragua lodged a fresh case accusing Colombia of ignoring the ruling. It said Bogota had threatened to use force to back up its claims in the oil and fish-rich region.

Nicaragua's lawyers also asked the ICJ to rule that Colombia should pay compensation including for "the threat or use of force by the Colombian navy against Nicaraguan fishing boats."

Colombia denied the accusations, saying its presence in the region was "due to other imperatives" including the fight against drug trafficking and international maritime rescue.

Related News

Half a billion adolescents could face obesity by 2030, report warns

A roundup of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024

A back and forth legal battle

Bogota accused Managua of interfering with indigenous fishing rights. The loss of fishing grounds because of the ICJ's 2012 ruling particularly affected the Raizal people, an English and Creole-speaking community who are mainly descendants of slaves abducted from Africa, Colombia's lawyers indicated.

Although there are no land borders between Nicaragua, located in Central America, and Colombia, in South America, diplomatic relations have been strained for almost a century over disputed maritime limits.

Nicaragua finally took Colombia to the ICJ in 2001, and in 2012, it won several thousand square kilometers of territory in the southwestern Caribbean that had previously been Colombian.

Colombia, which was left with only seven islets, said at the time it would no longer recognize the court's jurisdiction on border disputes.

Nicaragua then went back to the court in 2013 against violations of the judgment by Colombia.

Judges at the ICJ ruled in 2016 that they had jurisdiction in the dispute, ignoring Colombian objections that it was not competent to hear the cases.

Countries are obliged to implement judgments by the ICJ, which are final and cannot be appealed.

In rare situations where a country refuses, the matter can be referred to the UN Security Council by the complaining country for further action.

  • Carribean
  • Colombia
  • International Court of Justice
  • Bogota
  • Nicaragua
  • UN Security Council
  • Latin America

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS