World Court to hear preliminary objections raised by Venezuela on border case

The International Court of Justice (the World Court) is to hear 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.

Based in the Hague, the Netherlands, the court will sit from November 17th to the 22nd on the preliminary objections, a release from the ICJ said on October 21st.