国际法英文的案例苏丹等.ppt

A. The Atlas Lexus case A number of disputes have erupted between the two states Atlas(A)and Lexus(L) and the peace in the region now seems threatened. All of the disputes between the two countries seem to have it its origin in a dispute over territory. These are the so far known facts and the history of the disputes: The border between the two neighboring countries is unclear and different colonial maps indicate different borders The border region consists of mountains and there is no natural border. However there is a man-made road through the mountains, which is vital for both countries access to the sea o The border was agreed upon in a treaty 1897, between the colonial powers of france and Belgium, which ruled in respective countries at that time. There is a large natural resource of natural gas in these mountains. a nomadic people live in the mountains in the border region. The nomadic people dont really care about the dispute over the border in the mountain since they consider themselves as the rightful owner of the mountains including the natural gas. Legally there is one group of people who are citizens of A and one group who are citizens of l, but they all live together regardless of citizenship. A large western oil company (S has recently concluded an agreement to explore the resources of natural gas, with the chief of the nomadic people, and will soon start working in the mountains. e Trucks from the S company are stopped and confiscated by(A)when trying to enter the mountain-region. L) claims that(A) has no right to stop these trucks and immediately starts moving military troops to the area in order to release the trucks and the president of l)says that they will use all necessary means for this purpose. (A) gets alarmed when the news of the military troop movements by (L) reaches the ministry for foreign affairs in(A)and immediately suspends all trade agreements with (L), including the export from (A)to L of oil. (A) also sends an alert to its air f