INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Judgment of 18 December 2020

18 DECEMBER 2020
JUDGMENT
ARBITRAL AWARD OF 3 OCTOBER 1899 (GUYANA v. VENEZUELA)
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SENTENCE ARBITRALE DU 3 OCTOBRE 1899 (GUYANA c. VENEZUELA)
18 DÉCEMBRE 2020
ARRÊT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraphs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE PROCEDURE 1-22
I. INTRODUCTION 23-28
II. HISTORICAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND 29-60
A. The Washington Treaty and the 1899 Award 31-34
B. Venezuela’s repudiation of the 1899 Award and the search for a settlement of the dispute 35-39
C. The signing of the 1966 Geneva Agreement 40-44

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Judgment of 11 December 2020

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YEAR 2020

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11 December

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11 December 2020

IMMUNITIES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

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