At 10 this morning, the International Court of Justice (the World Court) is to commence hearing preliminary objections by Venezuela to Guyana’s case seeking a ruling that the 1899 arbitration ruling delineating the boundary between the two countries is valid and binding.
The public hearings will be held at the seat of the Court, the Hague, Netherlands and will be streamed live, in English on the Court’s website and on UN Web TV.
According to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the hearings will be devoted to the preliminary objections raised by Venezuela in response to Guyana’s submission of its memorial on the merits of the case.