The Special Chamber of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has delivered judgement in Ghana’s favour in the maritime dispute with neighbours La Cote d’Ivoire.
It has, however, directed the two nations to agree on some measures, key among them is an agreement on the delimitation of their maritime boundaries.
The Special Chamber, after years of adjudicating the case, on Saturday delivered judgement in the presence of both parties. Ghana’s delegation was led by Minister of Justice Gloria Akuffo.
The Special Chamber raised concerns over Ghana’s traditional equidistant agreement of more than five decades by recommending new methodologies for delimitation within and beyond 200 nautical miles.
The Special Chamber cited the Qatar-Bahrain and Bangladesh-Myanmar precedents in delivering its judgement.
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