VOL. XXXVII

NO. 40

4-JULY-1994

Bahrain/Qatar

ICJ AnnouncesJurisdiction For Ruling In Bahrain-Qatar Dispute

The InternationalCourt of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague issued a ruling on 1 July that it hasjurisdiction to rule on the long-standing border dispute between Bahrain andQatar, involving the Hawar Islands and the Fasht al-Dibal and Qit'at Jaradahreefs, which was submitted to the to the court unilaterally by Qatar in July1991 (MEES, 14 March). In March ICJ heard the contentions of the...