Monday, December 03, 2012

The Chile-Peru Show

The Chile-Peru show at The Hague begins today. An interesting tidbit.

Bolivia has also said it will send a delegation to the court and plans a lawsuit to try to reclaim its ocean access from Chile.

So if Chile loses, Bolivia will file a lawsuit quickly, and the delegation may well already have a copy on hand. The problem is that the ICJ requires the participation of both governments, and I cannot imagine a scenario whereby the Chileans would agree. They are participating now primarily because they are convinced they will win.



3 comments:

Anonymous,  12:20 PM  

isn't chile required to participate under bogotá pact?

Greg Weeks 6:52 AM  

No--it just says you need to find peaceful solutions to conflict.

Greg Weeks 7:29 AM  

As I think about it, it's more complicated than that. I'll have to write a post about it.

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