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Hague arbitration court redraws Sudan oil region boundaries

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague issued an order Wednesday redrawing boundaries of Sudan's oil-producing Abyei region. The borders of the region had been disputed by the country's southern Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) and its northern, ruling National Congress Party (NCP). The borders had originally been drawn by the Abyei Boundaries Commission (ABC) following a 2005 peace agreement between the SPLM and NCP, but the PCA held that the ABC had exceeded its mandate when it determined some of the region's boundaries. The issue was brought to the PCA by the SPLM and NCP, and both parties have said they will abide by the court's decision. Control of revenues derived from the Abyei region's oil reserves was one of the factors that contributed to the country's violent civil war. A peace deal between the government and the SPLM was reached in late 2004, while a comprehensive peace deal, which also covered the country's Darfur region, was signed in early 2005.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 22, 2009 (boomark / email).