Colombia Passport

The State Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, a map of the National Army of Colombia.
What the media of Colombia and Nicaragua said about the decision of the International Court of Justice of La Hague about the differences between both nations:

CM& La Noticia of Guatemala published today some articles and a video of the tv news El País, informing about the decision of the Court. The newspaper said that the Sanandresans welcomed the statement of the Court, “We have kept respect for the Colombian flag and we feel therefore Colombians”, said an island native to the Central America media. At the other hand, the newspaper said that the decision of The Hague gave to Nicaragua the possibility to wide its sea borders and it has an open question “Did Colombia lost? Did Colombia win?” (more…)

La Hague — ColPass.  The Court finds that the 1928 Treaty between Colombia and Nicaragua settled the matter of sovereignty over the islands of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, said the International Court of Justice of The Hague. Therefore, there is not extant legal dispute between the two countries on that question and the Court said that it cannot have jurisdiction over the question. However, the Court finds that it has jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the dispute concerning sovereignty over the other maritime features claimed by Nicaragua and upon the dispute concerning the maritime delimitation between the two nations. (more…)

The following is the Press Release of the Preliminary Objections of the International Court of Justice of The Hague about the Territorial and Maritime Dispute Nicaragua v. Colombia. We publish this document in order to prepare the deliveration of the Court next December 13, 2007 at 10:00 (The Nederlands time).

Picture of Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

The Hague — ICJ (Press Release of 15 November 2006).  The public hearings in the case concerning the Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) will open on Monday 4 June 2007 before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

          The detailed schedule for the hearings, which will be concerned solely with the preliminary objections raised by Colombia regarding the jurisdiction of the Court, will be published at a later date.

History of the proceedings

          On 6 December 2001 Nicaragua instituted proceedings against Colombia with regard to “legal issues subsisting” between the two States “concerning title to territory and maritime delimitation” in the western Caribbean.

          In its Application, Nicaragua requested the Court to adjudge and declare: (more…)