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Class 2:
The Chad/Libya Dispute over the Aouzou Strip
Assignment
Read pages 1-15 of the Casebook.Consider the following questions:
- Who were the principal actors involved in the Chad/Libya dispute?
- Why did Chad and Libya agree to refer their dispute over the Aouzou Strip to the International Court of Justice? Why did Libya comply with the Court's decision?
- What was the basis for the ICJ’s opinion? What other factors might have been relevant in deciding whom the Aouzou strip belongs to?
- What are the principal features of the state system? In what ways does the inter-state system differ from domestic societies?
Web Resources
A few links on the Libya-Chad dispute over the Aouzou Strip:-
UN Security Council Resolution 915 establishing the UN
Aouzou Strip Observer Group
- UN Security Council Resolution 926 terminating the UN Aouzou Strip Observer Group.
- Map of Chad showing the Aouzou Strip
- A timeline of major events in Chad's history including important dates regarding the conflict between Libya and Chad
- Case Summary of ICJ Case
- UN Security Council Resolution 926 terminating the UN Aouzou Strip Observer Group.