Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain)

Press releases

8 July 1991
Qatar brings a case against Bahrain
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16 October 1991
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Fixing of time-limits for the filing of initial written pleadings
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29 June 1992
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Fixing of time-limits
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5 July 1993
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Hearings to open on 28 February 1994
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Press release 1994/9 (French version only)
14 March 1994
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Progress and Conclusion of Public Hearings
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22 June 1994
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Jurisdiction and Admissibility - Judgment to be delivered on 1 July 1994
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1 July 1994
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Jurisdiction and admissibility
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Press release 1994/23 (French version only)
12 December 1994
The International Court of Justice has resumed its work in the case concerning Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain - A new Judgment is to be expected as soon as possible
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8 February 1995
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Court to deliver its Judgment 15 February 1995
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15 February 1995
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Judgment on Jurisdiction and Admissibility
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1 May 1995
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Proceedings on the merits
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5 February 1996
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Extension of time-limit
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22 November 1996
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Fixing of time-limit for Counter-Memorials on the merits
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1 April 1998
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - The Court directs a further round of written pleadings
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18 February 1999
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - The Court places on record Qatar's decision to disregard disputed documents and extends the time-limit for the filing of Replies
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14 April 2000
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Hearings on the merits of the dispute to open on Monday 29 May 2000 at 10 a.m.
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29 June 2000
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Conclusion of the public hearings on the merits of the dispute - Court ready to consider its Judgment
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8 March 2001
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - Court to deliver its Judgment on Friday 16 March 2001 at 3 p.m.
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16 March 2001
Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) - The Court finds that Qatar has sovereignty over Zubarah and Janan Island and that the low-tide elevation of Fasht ad Dibal falls under the sovereignty of Qatar; it finds that Bahrain has sovereignty over the Hawar Islands and the island of Qit'at Jaradah; and it draws a single maritime boundary between the two States
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