The Bakassi Dispute and the International Court of Justice

Dr Edwin Egede is a Senior Lecturer in Law and International Relations at Cardiff University, UK. His research interests are in the areas of: Public International Law; Law of the Sea; African Blue Economy; International Organisations, especially the United Nations; Human Rights & Civil Liberties and International Relations. He has authored a number of books and journal articles on international law, the law of the sea and various international issues. In addition, he is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria with extensive practice experience. Dr Mark Igiehon is President, Oil & Mining for Good Global Forum (a centre of global expertise on the strategic utilization of petroleum and mining resources to produce much good) and a Teaching Fellow, University of Aberdeen, UK. He has variously worked as a legal advisor within the oil industry. His research interests are in the areas of Oil, Gas, and Environmental Law. He is the author of a number of articles in these and related areas.

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Profile of Authors

Introduction

1. Bakassi Case: Challenges of case management of international litigation – Tim Daniels;

2. Should Nigeria Have Sought Revision of the Bakassi Decision by the International Court of Justice? – Emeka Duruigbo

3. Resolution of International Disputes through Preventive Diplomacy by the United Nations: Case study of Cameroon v. Nigeria CASE – Bayo Ojo

4. The ICJ Decision on the Cameroon-Nigeria Bakassi Dispute and Issues Arising: A Cameroonian perspective H.E – Nkwelle Ekaney

5. The ICJ Bakassi Decision: The Rights of the Indigenous Communities and Populations in the Bakassi Peninsula – Hephzibah Egede

6. Bakassi Decision: International law and the acquisition of sovereignty over land territory – Yoshifumi Tanaka

7. The Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria: Equatorial Guinea intervening) Case: Interrogating some ongoing law of the sea challenges – Dr Edwin E. Egede

8. The ICJ Bakassi Decision: Prospects and Implications for the Exploitation of Petroleum Resources in Contested Waters – Dr Mark Osa Igiehon

9. The Role of a Joint Development Agreement (jda) in Resolving the Conflicts and Uncertainties Over Maritime Boundary Delimitation: A missed opportunity in the bakassi case – Eddy Lenusira Wifa, Mark Amakoromo and Ibiateli Johnson-Ogbo

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