HISTORY OF THE CASE As the other Central American States, Costa Rica and Nicaragua were under Spanish colonization for a long time and they never fought for their independence from Spain. After Spain lost the Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821), Guatemalan authorities declared independence for whole Central America. Then, Costa Rica and Nicaragua joined the First Mexican Empire (FME) which proved itself to be short-lived. After the dissolution of the FME, Costa Rica and Nicaragua became provinces of the United Provinces of Central America which later renamed as the Federal Republic of Central America (FRCA). Nicaragua separated herself from FRCA and became independent in 1838. The independence of Costa Rica came 10 years later in 1948. Since both countries were independent, a border marking was needed due to increasing border tensions …show more content…
The Government of Costa Rica also announced that it will deliver a note to the embassies of various countries, “aimed at associations and oil companies and States, noting the country’s legal position about offering oil blocks from Nicaragua”. Nicaragua did not answer this protest not and did not stop oil-drilling activities held in Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. On 24 June 2013, the Republic of Nicaragua submitted to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, in accordance with Article 76, paragraph 8, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, information on the limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured in the southwestern part of the Caribbean Sea. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was entered into force for Nicaragua in 2000. The decision of the Commission is yet to be