ICJ Determines the Maritime Boundary between Nicaragua and Honduras

November 12th, 2007 at 06:29am

In an October 8, 2007, judgment, the International Court of Justice unanimously ruled that Honduras rather than Nicaragua has sovereignty over four disputed islands in the Caribbean Sea. In addition, the Court fixed the maritime boundary line between the two countries in the Caribbean Sea. First brought in December 1999 by Nicaragua, the case followed decades of diplomatic wrangling and occasional maritime incidents, straining the relations between these Central American neighbors.

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Entry Filed under: Americas, International Courts and Tribunals