The Abyei Arbitration

Lowe, Vaughan; Tzanakopoulos, Antonios

The Abyei Arbitration

THE ABYEI ARBITRATION (THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN / THE SUDAN PEOPLE'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT/ARMY) FINAL AWARD OF 2009, pp. 1-33, Permanent Court of Arbitration, 2012

25 Pages Posted: 28 Feb 2012 Last revised: 8 Dec 2013

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Antonios Tzanakopoulos

University of Oxford

Date Written: February 28, 2012

Abstract

An introduction to, and commentary of, the main findings of the Tribunal in the Abyei Arbitration between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (Award of 22 July 2009), along with a brief consideration of the Award's (and the dispute's) aftermath.

Keywords: international dispute settlement, dispute settlement between states and other entities, judicial review, scope of review, standard of review, evidence before international courts and tribunals, legality and validity of decisions of international bodies

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Lowe, Vaughan and Tzanakopoulos, Antonios, The Abyei Arbitration (February 28, 2012). THE ABYEI ARBITRATION (THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN / THE SUDAN PEOPLE'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT/ARMY) FINAL AWARD OF 2009, pp. 1-33, Permanent Court of Arbitration, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2012326