MARITIME BORDER DISPUTE BETWEEN KENYA AND SOMALIA IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 1 - 6, 30.06.2023

Yusuf Ali Mohammed

https://doi.org/10.47512/meujmaf.1230643

Abstract

Among the recent cases adjudicated before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia exhibited in the Indian Ocean is among the forefront one. Though there are several studies dealing with the case at hand, the decision of the aforenamed court has not been comprehensively reviewed. Therefore, having the ICJ’s decision, which was rendered on 12 October 2021, this Article exhaustively reviews – not only Somalia’s claim and Kenya’s submission, – but also ICJ’s ruling and decision on major disputed issues. Moreover, the Article provides some scholars critiques attributed to the latter ICJ’s decision.

Keywords

Indian Ocean, International Court of Justice, Law of the sea, Maritime Dispute

Thanks

The Author would like to acknowledge and extends his gratitude to Prof. Dr. Elif UZUN for her critical feedback and comments while developing this decision review.

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