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JURIST · United States · ICJ hears Essequibo merits as Venezuela installs a 'governor' and vows to ignore any ruling
Reports the opening of merits hearings (4–11 May), with Guyana asking the Court to affirm the 1899 award over territory comprising two-thirds of its landmass; frames it as the most consequential phase of a case filed in 2018.
“Guyana asked the court to declare that Venezuela has no legitimate claim to the oil-rich territory that constitutes some two-thirds of Guyana's landmass.”