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Peru and Chile Go to World Court Over Maritime Dispute

By sprevatt

On January 16, Peru asked the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) to adjudicate its ongoing maritime dispute with Chile. Peru claims that the zones in dispute have never been delimited by a treaty or other type of agreement, and thus should be determined by the ICJ in accordance with customary international law. Two principal areas are disputed. The first is the maritime boundary between the two countries in the Pacific Ocean. The second is a zone within 200 miles of the Peruvian read more

Full post as published by Harvard International Law Journal Digest on January 17, 2008 (boomark / email).