Abstract

RIVAS PARDO, Pablo. The geopolitical competitions of Nicaragua, Honduras, Colombia and Costa Rica by its territory at the International Court of Justice. Temas debates (En línea) [online]. 2019, n.38, pp.121-147. ISSN 1853-984X.

The analysis focuses on the geopolitical competitions by territory before the International Court of Justice, which involve Nicaragua, Honduras, Colombia and Costa Rica concerning their international boundaries. For that, two sections make up the article: first, the theoretical discussion of the concept of territory of Stuart Elden and the methodological proposal of analysis; second, the demands of the selected States and the judgments of the Court. The results show that geopolitical competitions for the territory include land and sea; the states replicate the role when they are applicants and defendant; the sentence of the Court are by vote, without using maximalist thesis and using cartography; and finally, the territorialization is a continuous process.

Keywords : Geopolitics; Nicaragua; Honduras; Colombia; Costa Rica; Territory; International court of justice.

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