Legal status of the Gulf of Fonseca (Analysing the Documents of the International Court of Justice) (Summary)

Abstract

Annotation: the article focuses on the legal status of the Gulf of Fonseca, which coasts are the territories of the three coastal states: Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras. The above-mentioned legal status is depicted in detail in the Judgment of International Court of Justice, 1992. The article examines how international law concerning historic waters is interpreted by the International Court of Justice.

Keywords

• historic waters
• historic bay
• gulf of fonseca
• international court of justice
• land
• island and maritime frontier dispute
• 1992