Abyei Arbitration (The Government of Sudan / The Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army)
On July 11, 2008, the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement deposited an Arbitration Agreement with the PCA. A five member arbitral tribunal was then constituted to decide the case, with the PCA acting as registry and providing administrative support. The arbitration was conducted under the PCA Optional Rules for Arbitrating Disputes between Two Parties of Which Only One is a State.
Case information
| Name(s) of Claimant(s) | |
| Name(s) of Respondent(s) | - |
| Names of Parties |
The Government of Sudan Agent: Ambassador Dirdeiry Mohamed Ahmed, Dirdeiry & Co., Khartoum Co-Agents: Dr. Faisal Abdel Rahamn Ali Taha; and Counsel and Advocates: Professor James Crawford QC, S.C., Matrix Chambers, London; Mr. Rodman Bundy and Ms. Loretta Malintoppi, Eversheds LLP, Paris.
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army Agent: Dr. Riek Machar Teny, Deputy Chairman Sudan People’s Liberation Movement; and Counsel: Gary Born, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London; |
| Case number | 2008-07 |
| Administering institution | Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) |
| Case status | Concluded |
| Type of case | Other proceedings |
| Subject matter or economic sector | Land border delimitation |
| Procedural rules | Permanent Court of Arbitration Optional Rules for Arbitrating Disputes between Two Parties of Which Only One Is a State |
| Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced |
Other |
| Language of Proceeding |
English |
| Seat of Arbitration (by Country) | Netherlands |
| Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s) | Professor Pierre-Marie Dupuy (Presiding Arbitrator) |
| Representatives of the Claimant(s) | - |
| Representatives of the Respondent(s) | - |
| Representatives of the Parties | |
| Number of Arbitrators in case | 5 |
| Date of commencement of proceeding | 2008 |
| Date of issue of final award | 22 July 2009 |
| Length of Proceedings | Less than one year |
| Additional notes | - |

