Dear Colleagues,
 
Litigation at International Courts may cost several millions of dollars. Maritime boundary litigation for instance, involves exceptionally high open and hidden costs. There would usually be the need for experts on geography, cartography, oceanography, geologists, and other specialists in addition to costs for exhibits, memorials and lawyers. There is the "Secretary General’s Trust Fund to assist states in the settlement of disputes"
                               

• How well is this fund doing in its task?.

 

• Are there any comparable funds for States appearing before the Permanent Court of Arbitration

 

• or before other courts e.g. ISCID/ Arbitral Tribunals?

 

• Does anyone also know of any recent helping hand being rendered to indigent states involved in International litigation or in implementation of judgments?

 
Answers of course do not have to be detailed nor related to boundary disputes alone, but will be very much appreciated.

Best Regards

Gbenga

Dr. Gbenga Oduntan
Lecturer in International Commercial Law,
Kent Law School,
Eliot College,
University of Kent,
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