1st Edition
The International Court of Justice in Maritime Disputes The Case of Chile and Peru
By Julio Faundez
Copyright 2019
123 Pages
by
Routledge
123 Pages
by
Routledge
123 Pages
by
Routledge
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The origins of the maritime dispute between Chile and Peru go back to 1952, when these countries, along with Ecuador, asserted sovereignty over 200 nautical miles from their coasts. This maritime claim is widely regarded as one of the most important contributions by a group of developing countries to the law of the sea. Peru then asked the Court of International Justice to delimit its lateral... Read more
Part I: The Santiago Declaration and connected treaties 1. Background 2.Overview: approach to treaty interpretation 3. Object, purpose and context 4. Development of Paragraph IV 5. The 1968-1969 Lighthouse Arrangements 6. Ordinary meaning and context 7. Final remarks Part II The tacit Agreement 1. Reasoning and evidence 2. Content of the agreement 3. Contemporaneous law of the sea 4. Final remarks CONCLUSION
Biography
Julio Faundez is Professor of Law (Emeritus) at Warwick University, UK. He provided advice to the Chilean Foreign Ministry during this case.
