All that is politics. In the first place, Rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are final and not subject to Appeal. The Nigerian Government and Legal Department know or should know that by now. They are just playing politics. Also, the Rulling of the Court was based on the facts at hand (merits), and Precedence under Customary International Law. Not just on how or what the Nigerian or Cameroonian Legal team thinks. 12 Judges sat on the bench of that court and did the deliberations. I and my International Law class had the rear opportunity of having a meeting with the President of the ICJ at the time of the rulling and he gave us a detailed explanation of how the proceedings went, and why they arrived at the decision. Check the ICJ website for the details of the judgment, and the procedure of the court. For example, if I have my land but fail to develop it, and a trespassers comes in and start farming the land, does that mean the land should automatically become that of the intruder? The answer is clear and concisely No. That is the law. The Judgment is final, case closed.
Stephen Agbor.
From: louis egbe <louis_egbe@yahoo.co.uk>
To: ambasbay@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2012 7:27 PM
Subject: [Manyunet] Nigeria to Appeal ICJ Ruling on Bakassi-Peninsula
To: ambasbay@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2012 7:27 PM
Subject: [Manyunet] Nigeria to Appeal ICJ Ruling on Bakassi-Peninsula
04 Oct 2012 Protesters over ICJ ruling President Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria Thursday indicated readiness to appeal against the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling which handed over Bakassi Peninsula, an oil rich area, to Cameroon about 10 years ago. President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday ordered a review of the ruling, about a week after the upper legislative chamber, the Senate, urged him to appeal against the ruling. Jonathan was reported by Reuters to have set up a Committee to look at the option of reviewing the ruling after talks with Vice President Namadi Sambo and the Senate President, David Mark. Senators had last week argued that the judgment was unfairly based on an agreement between the British and local chiefs in 1881, and it should therefore be subjected to a referendum monitored by the United Nations. Tags: Nigeria, Featured, News, Goodluck Jonathan, Bakassi-Peninsula, ICJ |
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