Counter-claims

6. REJOIXIIER SUBNITTEII BY THE GOVERNllENT

OF THE UNITE11 STATES OF AkIEKICA

This Rejoinder is in ansurer to the Reply filed by the French
Govemment in this case on February 15, 1952.

The procecding was instituted hy the French Govemmcnt as
a result of difficultiesbetween the Parties \\.hich followed the
enactment by Morocco on Ilecernber 30, 1948, of a decree
re-establishing in full force and effect prcvioiis Moroccan legis-

4. COUXTER-&IE&IORIAL SUBMITTED Bi' THE

GOVERXIIEXT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AAfERICA

PART 1

STATEAIEXT OF THE CASE

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

CASE CONCERNING THE LANDAND MARITIME BOUNDARY

BETWEEN

CAMEROON AND NIGERIA

(CAMEROON v. NIGERIA)

(EQUATORIAL GUINEAINTERVENING)

WRITTEN STATEMENT

OF

THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA INTERNATIONALCOURT OF JUSTICE

CaseConcbetweenCameroon andNigeriae Boundary
(Cameroon v. Nigeria)

Rejoinder of The Federal Republic of Nigeria - January 2001 - Part I cha
pter 1

PART I

BAKASSI

CHAPTER 1

THE ORIGINAL TITLE OF NIGERIA:

THE 1913 TREATY AND ITS ANTECEDENTS

A. Background

(i) Cameroon's Applications of 29 March and 6 June 1994

IntheNameof God

INTERNATIONALCOURTOFJUSTICE

CASE CONCERNING OIL PLATFORMS

(ISLAMICREPUBLICOFIRANV.
UNITEDSTATES OFAMERICA)

FURTHER RESPONSETOTHEUNITEDSTATES'

COUNTER-CLAIM

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ISLAMIC REPUBLICOFIRAN

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