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Arbitral award between Portugal and the United Kingdom, regarding the dispute about the sovereignty over the Island of Bulama, and over a part of the mainland opposite to it

Year (case):
1870
Year (treaty):
1868
Time period:
1850-1918
Jurisdiction/region:
West Africa
State/territory:
Guinea-Bissau
Document language:
English
French
Dispute resolution method:
Arbitration
Classification:
Inter-State
Topics:
Territory Forms of acquisition of territory
TerritoryForms of acquisition of territory Discovery of territory
TerritoryOccupation Effective occupation
Country of colonial power:
Portugal
United Kingdom
Legal instrument:
Special agreement
Presiding or sole arbitrator:
Ulysses S. Grant (President of the United States of America)
Nationality of arbitrator:
United States of America
Citation:
Arbitral award between Portugal
and the United Kingdom, regarding the dispute about the sovereignty over the Island of Bulama, and over a part of the mainland opposite to it (1870) XXVIII RIAA 131
Link to source:
http://legal.un.org/docs/?path=../riaa/cases/vol_XXVIII/131-140.pdf
Description:
The dispute between Portugal and the United Kingdom concerns the sovereignty of the Bulama Islands, as well as part of the mainland territory opposite the islands, near the rivers of Rio Grande and Jeba.

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