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Dear Professor Centanni Many thanks. Reviewing the decision on delimitation, the lagoon called "Laguna de Portillos" (Costa Rica ) or "Harbor Head" (Nicaragua) and the small sandbar separating it from Caribbean Sea can be considered from now an "enclave" of Nicaragua in Costa Rica. See map at p. 33 at: http://www.icj-cij.org/files/case-related/157/157-20180202-JUD-01-00-EN.pdf Judges Tomka, Xue, Sebutinde, Geovorgian and judge Ad Hoc of Nicaragua Al-Khasawneh in their respective individual declarations seem to be worried about the disconexion of the Lagoon with the territory of Nicaragua. Concerning eventual territorial waters to be attributed to the sandbar, in paragraph 105 we read that: * The instability of the sandbar separating Harbor Head Lagoon from the Caribbean Sea and its situation as a small enclave within Costa Rica’s territory call for a special solution. Should territorial waters be attributed to the enclave, they would be of little use to Nicaragua, while breaking the continuity of Costa Rica’s territorial sea. Under these circumstances, the delimitation in the territorial sea between the Parties will not take into account any entitlement which might result from the enclave*. Any precedent some of you have in mind and would like to share on this list of an ICJ ' s decision establishing enclaves ? Many thanks in advance. Sincerely yours Nicolas Boeglin Note: please find a short note of this decision (in Spanish ) at: http://derechointernacionalcr.blogspot.com/2018/02/costa-rica-nicaragua-delimitacion.html 2018-02-03 5:18 GMT-06:00 Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow) <[log in to unmask]>: > Dear Colleagues, > > For any who may be interested, I've just published a new map article on > PolGeoNow outlining the geography and history of the Isla Portillos dispute > for lay audiences, including, of course, yesterday's ICJ judgment: > > http://www.polgeonow.com/2018/02/nicaragua-costa-rica- > border-dispute-ruling-icj-2018.html > > Please forgive the colloquial language that sometimes fails to distinguish > the concepts of property and sovereignty. :-) However, feedback and > corrections are of course more than welcome. > > All the best, > > Evan Centanni > Editor & Cartographer > PolGeoNow > > -- > Political Geography Now > www.polgeonow.com > > www.twitter.com/PolGeoNow > www.facebook.com/PolGeoNow > http://polgeonow.tumblr.com > > > On 2/2/2018 2:59 PM, Nicolas Boeglin wrote: > > Dear Martin > > Many thanks. > > Hard-working-long day at ICJ ! > > Yours sincerely > > Nicolas Boeglin > > 2018-02-02 16:33 GMT-06:00 Martin Pratt <[log in to unmask]>: > >> Dear Evan, >> >> >> >> The Maritime Delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean page >> (http://www.icj-cij.org/en/case/157) has now been updated to include the >> Judgment and the declarations, separate opinions and dissenting opinions of >> the judges. A press release is also available at >> http://www.icj-cij.org/files/case-related/157/157-20180202-P >> RE-01-00-EN.pdf. >> >> >> >> I suspect the Court was a little slower than usual in updating its >> website because the Judgment was delivered on a Friday afternoon! >> >> >> >> Happy reading, >> >> >> >> m a r t i n >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* International boundaries discussion list [mailto: >> [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow) >> *Sent:* 02 February 2018 15:18 >> *To:* [log in to unmask] >> *Subject:* Costa Rica v. Nicaragua >> >> >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> Media outlets are reporting that the ICJ has made its judgments in the >> three Costa Rica v. Nicaragua cases due to conclude today. However, the ICJ >> website does not seem to have uploaded documents describing the results >> yet. How long does one normally expect to wait before the judgements and/or >> press releases are posted to the ICJ website? >> >> Best regards, >> Evan Centanni >> >> >> -- >> Political Geography Now >> www.polgeonow.com >> >> www.twitter.com/PolGeoNow >> www.facebook.com/PolGeoNow >> http://polgeonow.tumblr.com >> >> > >