Guyana turns to ICJ in Essequibo region dispute with Venezuela

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Mar.2025) — Guyana has requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) indicate provisional measures in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of 3 Oct. 1899, also known as Guyana v. Venezuela.

On 6 Mar. 2025, Guyana filed a request in the ICJ registry for indication of provisional measures in the case concerning the arbitral award, prompted by Venezuela’s announced plans to hold elections in Guyana’s Essequibo region, Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced 6 Mar. 2025 in an official statement.