MARITIME BORDER DISPUTE BETWEEN KENYA AND SOMALIA IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

Abstract

Among the recent cases adjudicated before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia exhibited in the Indian Ocean is among the forefront one. Though there are several studies dealing with the case at hand, the decision of the aforenamed court has not been comprehensively reviewed. Therefore, having the ICJ’s decision, which was rendered on 12 October 2021, this Article exhaustively reviews – not only Somalia’s claim and Kenya’s submission, – but also ICJ’s ruling and decision on major disputed issues. Moreover, the Article provides some scholars critiques attributed to the latter ICJ’s decision.