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No. 2023/18
6 April 2023
Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela) The Court delivers its Judgment on the preliminary objection raised by Venezuela

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
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Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela) Summary of the Judgment of 6 April 2023
Procedural history (paras. 1-27)

PARTIALLY SEPARATE AND PARTIALLY DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE AD HOC COUVREUR
[Translation]

DECLARATION OF JUDGE AD HOC WOLFRUM
The relationship between the Geneva Agreement and the Monetary Gold principle  Subsequent practice of the parties to the Geneva Agreement  Subject-matter of the legal dispute between Guyana and Venezuela.

DECLARATION OF JUDGE IWASAWA
Like other objections based on the Monetary Gold principle considered by the Court in previous cases, Venezuela’s objection is not an objection to the Court’s jurisdiction but an objection to admissibility.

SEPARATE OPINION OF JUDGE ROBINSON
Guyana’s attainment of independence from the United Kingdom — Right to self-determination — Independence not a gift or grant from the United Kingdom — Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV)).
1. I am in agreement with the findings of the Court in paragraph 108 of the Judgment. However, I utilize the medium of the separate opinion to comment on a particular issue relating to the Judgment.

DECLARATION OF JUDGE BHANDARI
1966 Geneva Agreement — Court’s finding that United Kingdom has no role in resolution of dispute and that Monetary Gold principle does not come into play  Finding concerning agreement to this arrangement also applies to other parties to Geneva Agreement.
1. I agree with the Court’s Judgment and its reasoning. I make this declaration to note an additional conceptual point.

6 AVRIL 2023
ARRÊT
SENTENCE ARBITRALE DU 3 OCTOBRE 1899 (GUYANA c. VENEZUELA)
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ARBITRAL AWARD OF 3 OCTOBER 1899 (GUYANA v. VENEZUELA)
6 APRIL 2023
JUDGMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraphs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE PROCEDURE 1-27
I. HISTORICAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND 28-52
A. The 1897 Washington Treaty and the 1899 Award 30-33
B. Venezuela’s repudiation of the 1899 Award and the search for a settlement of the dispute 34-38
C. The signing of the Geneva Agreement 39-43
D. The implementation of the Geneva Agreement 44-52