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Boundary Disputes in Latin-America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2017

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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1931

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References

1 A partial list of these arbitrations giving the matter in dispute, the arbitrator and the date of award, follows:

Holland and Venezuela, Island of Aves, Queen of Spain, 1865.

Argentina and Paraguay, Middle Chaco, President Hayes, 1878.

Colombia and Costa Rica, Common boundary, President Loubet, 1900.

Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Treaty of Limits and San Juan River, President Cleveland, 1888.

Argentina and Brazil, Misiones Territory, President Cleveland, 1895.

Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Differences over demarcation under award of 1888, Mixed Commission, General Alexander, Umpire, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900.

Great Britain and Venezuela, 33,000 square miles, Special Tribunal, 1899, through U. S.mediation.

Brazil and France, River Yapoe boundary, Swiss Confederation, 1900.

Argentina, Bolivia and Chile, Puna de Atacama, Mixed Arbitral Tribunal, U. S. Minister Buchanan, Umpire, 1899.

Mexico and United States, Rio Grande and Colorado River changes, International Boundary Commission, 1889.

Guatemala and Mexico, Chiapias and Soconnoco boundary, Joint Commission, 1899.

2 A partial list of these arbitrations compiled from various sources, follows:

Brazil and France, River Yapoe, Swiss Federal Council, 1900.

Brazil and Great Britain, Guiana boundary, King of Italy, 1904.

Bolivia and Peru, President of Argentina, 1909.

Argentina and Chile, San Francisco boundary and other boundary difficulties, King Edward VII of England, 1902.

Colombia and Ecuador, Arbitral Tribunal and Technical Commission under Treaty of 1907.

Brazil and Peru, Mixed Commission, 1907.

Honduras and Nicaragua, King of Spain, 1906.

Costa Rica and Panama, over Loubet Award, Chief Justice White, 1914.

Venezuela and Colombia, Dispute over occupation of boundary territory, Swiss Federal Council, 1922.

Chile and Peru, Tacna-Arica, President Coolidge, 1925.

Delimitation commissions are not included.

3 This Journal , Vol. IV (1910), p. 595; Vol. V(1911), p. 709.

4 This Jottrnal, Vol. 10 (1916), p. 344. Salvador and Honduras protested on other grounds. Id., Vol. 11 (1917), pp. 156, 181, 566, 674.

5 Vol. 23 (1929), p. 110; Vol. 24 (1930), p. 122.

6 The United States-Argentina treaty of 1853 provides that both parties shall use their influence to prevent Martin Garcia being held by any river country opposed to the principle of free navigation of the Plate system.

7 This Journal, Supplement, Vol. IV (1910), p. 138, and Vol. VII (1913), p. 166. See also id., Vol. I (1907), p. 984; Vol. IV (1910), p. 430.