Guyana tells World Court Venezuela's claim on oil-rich Esequibo region poses threat
Guyana says Venezuela’s claim covers more than 70% of its territory, while Caracas argues the 1966 Geneva Agreement requires direct negotiations.
- On Wednesday, Venezuelan representative Samuel Reinaldo Moncada Acosta rejected the International Court of Justice's jurisdiction over the Essequibo dispute, arguing that Caracas "never consented" to submit territorial questions to international courts.
- Caracas argues the 1899 Paris Arbitral Award is "void," instead promoting the 1966 Geneva Agreement as the only binding framework to resolve the dispute over the 160,000 square kilometer territory.
- Foreign Minister Hugh Hilton Todd told judges on Monday that more than 70% of Guyana's territory is at stake, describing the case as having an "existential" quality for the nation.
- Oral hearings conclude Monday, May 11, with 15 judges deliberating toward a final ruling informally projected for August 2026; the court lacks enforcement mechanisms despite binding decisions under international law.
- Interim President Delcy Rodríguez must balance territorial integrity claims while administering the disputed region as "estado 24," all amid efforts to normalize relations with Washington following Nicolás Maduro's capture by U.S. forces.
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The new phase of oral hearings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) places the dispute over Guayana Esequiba at the centre of the international debate. Venezuela’s appearance in The Hague takes place in the midst of a position held for decades by the Venezuelan State: the territorial dispute exists, the Paris Arbitral Award of 1899 has no validity and the only mechanism in place to resolve the dispute remains the 1966 Geneva Agreement…
World Court opens hearings on Essequibo dispute
The International Court of Justice opened oral hearings May 4 on the merits of a territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region, with Guyana asking the court to declare that Venezuela has no legitimate claim to the oil-rich territory that constitutes some two-thirds of Guyana’s landmass. The hearings, scheduled to run from May 4-11 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, mark the most consequential phase yet in a case Guyan…
Venezuela Rejects ICJ Authority Over Essequibo Border Case
Venezuela’s agent Samuel Moncada rejected the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction over the Essequibo dispute with Guyana on May 6, 2026, calling the country’s territorial rights “irrenunciables” during a six-hour hearing in The Hague. Moncada wore a lapel pin of the Venezuelan map including the disputed 160,000 square kilometer territory and argued the 1966 Geneva […] The post Venezuela Rejects ICJ Authority Over Essequibo Border Case …
Venezuela has an “irrenunciable” right to the oil-rich Esequibo region, declared on Wednesday a representative of the country before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), during a hearing to resolve an old dispute with Guyana over that territory. The ICJ holds a week of hearings between the two countries over the dispute, which has threatened to trigger military clashes. Read also...
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