Abstract
Territorial disputes are border issues between countries that often occur internationally. As happened in the relationship between Bolivia and Chile regarding the dispute over the Silala River, the use of Silala waters began in 1906. Where the two countries were involved in disputes regarding the status and use of Silala. Bolivia emphasized that the Silala spring did not meet the requirements to be considered an international waterway due to the canalization and that Chile had to pay compensation. On the other hand, Chile claims Silala as an international waterway. With these overlapping claims, Silala disputes cannot avoided. This dispute was submitted to the International Court of Justice by Chile on June 6, 2016. This research examines the status of Silala based on UNWC 1997 and the efforts taken by the two countries in resolving the Silala waters dispute. This research is a normative legal research that was collected based on literature studies and analyzed qualitatively with deductive methods and using secondary data. From
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
