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Tag: ICJ judge Ronny Abraham

  • Friday, September 25th 2015 - 05:15 UTC

    UN highest court agrees to take the Chile/Bolivia dispute over a sea outlet

    Bolivian President Evo Morales on Thursday urged Santiago to open negotiations on the issue on learning of the court's decision.

    The UN's highest court on Thursday agreed to take up a century-old dispute between Chile and Bolivia, saying it could rule in the case as La Paz seeks to regain access to the Pacific. The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), which oversees disputes between countries, said it “has jurisdiction... to entertain the application filed by Bolivia.”