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The Federal Republic of Somalia
Office of the Prime Minister
Ref: OPM/ O, /-ÔO /03/2021
To: Mr. Philippe Gautier
Registrar
International Court of Justice
Peace Palace
2517 KJ The Hague
Netherlands
Dear Sir:
Date: 22/03/2021
I have the honour of responding to your letter dated 11 March 2021 (No.
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
MARITIME DELIMITATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
(SOMALIA v. KENYA)
APPENDIX 2 TO THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA’S APPLICATION TO
SUBMIT NEW EVIDENCE AND WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
VOLUME I
22nd February 2021
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................1
CHAPTER I: THIS APPENDIX EXPLAINS THE SIGNIFICANT AND
RELEVANT NEW EVIDENCE THAT WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEFORE THE
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
MARITIME DELIMITATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN (SOMALIA v. KENYA)
APPENDIX 1 TO THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA’S APPLICATION TO SUBMIT NEW EVIDENCE AND WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
MARITIME DELIMITATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN (SOMALIA v. KENYA)
WITNESS STATEMENT OF CHARLES GURDON
I, DR. CH{\RLES GUY GURDON, of 10 Charles Str et, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 3DF, United
Kingdom, state as follows:
REPUBLIC OF KCNYA
OFFICE OF l'I-IE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
&
DEPARTMENT 017 ,JUSTICR
Our Ref: AG/CONF/19/153 VOL. Il 22nd February, 2021
Mr Philippe Gautier
Registrar
International Court of Justice
Peace Palace
Carnegieplein 2
2517 KJ The Hague
THE NE:THERLANDS
Sir,
RE: IN THE MARITIME DELIMITATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN (SOMALIA V.
KENYA) CASE
As Agent of the Republic of Kenya ("Kenya") in the above-referenced case, 1 have the
3 August 20.20
Mr. Philippe Gautier
Registrar
International Court of Justice
Peace Palace
2517 KJ The Hague
Netherlands
Dear Sir:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
254 South Road & Shiv Chanderpaul Dr.,
Georgetown. Guyana
Telephone: 592-226-9080 Fax; 592-223-5241
Email: minister@,minior.gov.gy
Website: www.mmfor.gov.gy
I have the honour to respond to your letter of 28 July 2020, which conveyed a copy of a
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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
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
GUYANA v. VENEZUELA
HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF THE COURT'S JURISDICTION
Response of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
to the question posed by Judge Bennouna on 30 June 2020
6 July 2020
Question: "In paragraph 2 of article 4 of the Geneva Accord of the 17th of February 1966
concludes in an alternative according to which either the controversy has been resolved
or indeed that all the means of peaceful settlement stipulated in Article 33 of the Charter
lh(1ucsl h• lhc Unikd Najion." General Assembly for au !\.th•isory Opinion on the
••Legal consct111cnccs ofthe sep1rnlion of me Chagos A1·chipclaJ?,o from Maurilius in 19(,5 ..
Wrillcn comments of the Unitc<l States or America on States· Written Replies
nr Sc Jtcmbcr I l, 2018 to the c. ucstions oscc.l b Jug 1 c Can ·ado·1·rindadc
I. The l lnitcd S1,1tcs offers three observations on the Wrillen Replies of States to the questions
posed by Judge Canc;ado-Trin<ladc on September 5 (hcrcinaller. ''the replies").
WRITTEN REPL Y OF THE AFRICAN UNION TO
JUDGE CANCADO TRINDADE'S QUESTION
"As recal/ed in paragraph (a) of the U.N General Assembly's request for an
Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (General Assembly
resolution 71/292 of 22.06.2017), the General Assembly refers to obligations
enshrined into successive pertinent resolutions of its own, as from 1960, namely:
General Assemb/y reso/utions 1514(XV) of 14.12.1960, 2066(XX) of 16.12.1965,
2232(XXI) of 20.12.1966, and 2357(XXII) of 19.12.1967.
WRITTEN COMMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
ON THE RESPONSES OF THE UNITED KJNGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES TO
,JUDGE CANÇADO TRINDADE'S QUESTION
The United Kingdom and the United States have replied to Judge Cançado Trindade's
question by repeating their arguments that General Assembly resolutions 15 l 4(XV), 2066(XX),
2232(XXI), and 2357(XXII) did not reflect customary international law at the time the Chagos
Archipelago was detached from Mauritius, were not legally binding on the administering power and