VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 21

20-FEBRUARY-1995

Bahrain/Qatar

ICJ Affirms Jurisdiction To Rule On Qatar-Bahrain Border Dispute

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague reaffirmed on 15February by a majority vote of 10 to five that it has the necessary jurisdictionto hand down a ruling for the final settlement of the long-standing territorialdispute between the neighboring Gulf states of Bahrain and Qatar and thatQatar's application for a ruling was admissible. Bahrain boycotted the ICJsession...