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Letter from Venezuela's Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs dated 24 July 2020

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DM N° 000930
Caracas, July 24, 2020
Your Excellency
Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf
President of the International Court of Justice
The Hague,
Excellency,
In its Order dated 19 June 2018, the International Court of Justice
decided, "pursuant to Article 79, paragraph 2, of its Rules, that, in the
circumstances of the case, it must resolve first of all the question of the Court's

Adoption of a new Article 11 of the Resolution concerning the Internal Judicial Practice of the Court, on procedures for monitoring the implementation of provisional measures indicated by the Court

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Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela) - The Court delivers its Judgment on the question of its jurisdiction

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928
Website: www.icj-cij.org Twitter Account: @CIJ_ICJ YouTube Channel: CIJ ICJ
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Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela)
History of the proceedings (paras. 1-22)

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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YEAR 2020

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No. 163
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IMMUNITIES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

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Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela) - The Court to deliver its Judgment on the question of its jurisdiction on Friday 18 December 2020 at 3 p.m.

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