Maritime Delimitation Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), 2014
(Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), 2014
Questions to Address:
Provide a summary for what the case is about, who are the parties involved, what are the specific issues in dispute, who brought the case forward, etc.
Describe the jurisdictional issues involved in the case, including each party’s right to bring the case to the ICJ, and the Court’s interpretation about which source of jurisdiction (if any) is applicable. Be specific about the forms of jurisdiction being used and the instruments they relate to (e.g., compulsory, compromissory (treaties)). Were there multiple sources of jurisdiction in this case? If so, how did the Court choose among them?
Provide a summary of the Court’s judgment. If there were dissenting opinions, what were the bases for these objections to the judgment?
Is your sense from reading these materials that the dispute in question was resolved through this adjudication attempt? Did the parties comply with the Court’s judgment?
