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Case concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau

Year (case):
1985
Year (treaty):
1983
Time period:
1950-2000
Jurisdiction/region:
West Africa
State/territory:
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Document language:
English
Dispute resolution method:
Arbitration
Classification:
Inter-State
Topics:
Territory Territorial dispute
TerritoryTerritorial disputeRiver boundary Maritime boundary
Statehood Independence
Treaties Treaty interpretation
Treaties Protocols and annexes
General principles of law Equity
Legal instrument:
Special agreement
Presiding or sole arbitrator:
Manfred Lachs (Poland)
Other members of tribunal/commission:
Kéba Mbaye (Senegal);Mohammed Bedjaoui (Algeria)
Nationality of arbitrator:
Poland
Senegal
Algeria
Citation:
Case concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau (1985) XIX RIAA 147
Link to source:
http://legal.un.org/docs/?path=../riaa/cases/vol_XIX/149-196.pdf
Description:
The dispute concerns the maritime boundary between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau and the delimitation of their respective territorial seas, exclusive economic zones, and continental shelves.

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