Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | N | NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs

WORLD COURT SETTLES SAN JUAN RIVER DISPUTE; NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA BOTH CLAIM VICTORY.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 16-JUL-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
An on and off disagreement that has ranged between a tiff and a call to war since Central America's independence from Spain in 1821 has been settled between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and both sides seem happy with the results. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), or World Court, as the UN's top tribunal is otherwise known, has handed down a verdict on who gets to do what on the San Juan River, the waterway that runs from Lake Nicaragua to the Caribbean, roughly defining the border between the countries. It was not the border that was in dispute; it...

Access Full Article, Compliments of Goliath

View this article FREE - Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News
Free for 3 Days!



More articles from NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
HONDURAS' HIGH-COST COUP: DONORS CUT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN AID AND L..., July 09, 2009
LOW-KEY U.S. PLACES HONDURAS COUP RESOLUTION IN HANDS OF COSTA RICAN P..., July 09, 2009
RICARDO MARTINELLI SWORN IN AS NEW PRESIDENT OF PANAMA; A BUSINESSMAN ..., July 02, 2009
INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS: MILITARY COUP IN HONDURAS MUST NOT STAND., July 02, 2009

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.