Venezuela Tells the World Court It Has No Jurisdiction in Dispute with ...
- On Wednesday, Venezuela told judges at the International Court of Justice that it rejects the tribunal's jurisdiction in its century-old territorial dispute with Guyana over the oil-rich Esequibo region.
- Guyana stated on Monday that Venezuela's "unlawful" claim applies to more than 70% of its territory, urging the court to confirm the border established by an 1899 arbitration between Venezuela and the then-colony of British Guiana.
- At issue is 160,000 square kilometers of jungle and offshore territory with significant oil and gas reserves. Venezuelan representative Samuel Reinaldo Moncada Acosta dismissed the 1899 award as "fraudulent," labeling it colonial "gunboat diplomacy."
- In a 2023 referendum, Venezuelan voters rejected the ICJ's authority, though Moncada told judges Venezuela remains "committed to continuing to act in good faith in direct negotiations with Guyana to achieve a mutually beneficial agreement."
- While ICJ rulings are binding, the court lacks enforcement mechanisms and relies on the United Nations Security Council for compliance. A final judgment in the case is expected in several months.
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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...
Venezuela tells UN court Guyana region was fraudulently taken in colonial era
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Venezuela insisted Wednesday that a disputed mineral-rich region of Guyana was fraudulently taken in a 19th-century example of colonialism, arguing that...
During the sessions, Venezuelan specialists dismantled the narrative of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, exposing the falsity of its arguments and confirming that the Arbitral Award of 1899 was a fraudulent process.
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Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was fraudulently taken in colonial era
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Venezuela insisted Wednesday that a disputed mineral-rich region of Guyana was fraudulently taken in a 19th-century example of colonialism, arguing that a 1966 agreement and
The agent of Venezuela before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Samuel Moncada, rejected on Wednesday the jurisdiction of the highest United Nations tribunal in the conflict with Guyana over the Esequibo region, a territory of about 160,000 square kilometers rich in oil and minerals that both countries dispute. "Venezuela has never consented to submit this dispute to the jurisdiction of any court or arbitral tribunal," Moncada told the I…
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