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GUYANA | A Nation on the Line: Guyana Opens Historic ICJ Case Against Venezuela

In The Hague, Guyana's Foreign Affairs Minister tells the International Court of Justice that more than 70 per cent of his country's sovereign territory hangs in the balance — in a case six decades in the making

THE HAGUE — Calvin G. Brown | Caribbean Affairs | WiredJa  |  May 5, 2026 - There are courtrooms, and then there are moments in history that happen to take place in courtrooms. Monday's opening at the International Court of Justice was unambiguously the latter.

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Guyana's Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd, before the International Court of Justice in the Hague
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