US EditionTop UN court rejects Nicaragua's case in a long-running maritime dispute with Colombia
- The United Nations' top court, the International Court of Justice, has rejected Nicaragua's bid to gain economic rights over a disputed area in the Caribbean sea that lies more than 200 nautical miles from its shores.
- Colombia already claims exclusive economic rights in much of the area, and argued that there is no precedent for extending a country's 200-nautical-mile zone when it conflicts with another nation's.
- The court's decision means that it did not have to review the maritime boundaries established between Colombia and Nicaragua in a 2012 ruling, which have been under dispute for the past two decades.
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Top UN court rejects Nicaragua’s case in a long-running maritime dispute with Colombia
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court on Thursday rejected a case brought by Nicaragua in a decades-long dispute with Colombia over maritime borders and entitlements in the Caribbean. The International Court of Justice dismissed Nicaragua’s bid to gain economic rights over an area of the Caribbean Sea that lies more than 200 nautical miles (230 statute miles, 370 kilometers) from its shores. Nicaragua wanted the internation…
Top UN court rejects Nicaragua’s case in a long-running maritime dispute with Colombia
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court on Thursday rejected a case brought by Nicaragua in a decades-long dispute with Colombia over maritime borders and entitlements in the Caribbean. The International Court of Justice dismissed Nicaragua’s bid to gain economic rights over an area of the Caribbean Sea that lies more than…
Top UN court rejects Nicaragua's case in a long-running maritime dispute with Colombia
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court has rejected a case brought by Nicaragua in a decades-long dispute with Colombia over maritime borders and entitlements in the Caribbean. The International Court of Justice ruling Thursday dismissed Nicaragua’s bid to gain economic rights over an area of the Caribbean Sea that lies more than 200 nautical miles (230 statute miles, 380 kilometers) from its …
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