An award was rendered on September 17, 2007 in the Guyana/Suriname arbitration concerning the delimitation of Guyana’s maritime boundary with Suriname. Proceedings commenced on February 24, 2004, pursuant to Articles 286 and 287 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and in accordance with Annex VII to the Convention.

The arbitral tribunal (from left to right): Dr. Kamal Hossain, Professor Hans Smit, H.E. Mr. Dolliver Nelson (President), Professor Thomas Franck, Professor Ivan Shearer.