Case Analysis On “Kasikili/Sedudu Island Case”

Ms. S. Deepika, Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law, Vel Tech University, Chennai

ABSTRACT

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered the judgment in case concerning Kasikili/Sedudu Island which was an original dispute between Botswana and Namibia in 1999.1 The Botswana and Namibian governments were involved in a dispute of ownership over the small island of Kasikili- Sedudu2(KS) in the Caprivi Strip existing between these states. This case plays a prominent role in application of principle of international law in determining whether the Botswana and Namibia obtains title to the disputed territories either by State Succession or by subsequent practice of the parties to the Treaty. Furthermore, it dealt about various important subject matters of international law such as interpretation of treaty under Article 31 the Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties (VCLT), Evidentiary value of Map and Prescriptive Doctrine. It also significantly depicts effective implementation of various peaceful dispute settlement methods and utilization of contemporary knowledge and scientific data in interpretation of treaties under international law.