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Case concerning the location of boundary markers in Taba between Egypt and Israel

Year (case):
1988
Year (treaty):
1979
Time period:
1950-2000
Jurisdiction/region:
North Africa
State/territory:
Egypt
Document language:
English
Dispute resolution method:
Arbitration
Classification:
Inter-State
Topics:
TerritoryOccupation Uti possidetis
TerritoryOccupation Effective occupation
Territory Territorial dispute
Procedure Evidence
Legal instrument:
Special agreement
Treaty Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty (1979)
Presiding or sole arbitrator:
Gunnar Lagergren (Sweden)
Other members of tribunal/commission:
Ruth Lapidoth (Israel);Hamed Sultan (Egypt);Pierre Bellet (France);Dietrich Schindler (Switzerland)
Nationality of arbitrator:
Israel
Egypt
Sweden
France
Switzerland
Citation:
Case concerning the location of boundary markers in Taba between Egypt and Israel (1988) XX RIAA 1
Link to source:
https://legal.un.org/docs/?path=../riaa/cases/vol_XX/1-118.pdf
Description:
The case took place in the context of Israel’s agreement in 1979 to withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula to the “recognized international boundary between Egypt and the former mandated territory of Palestine”. In the years following the withdrawal, most of the boundary had been agreed upon. However, 14 boundary pillar locations remained contested, especially around Taba.

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