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
Dr. Abdelrahman Ibrahim Elkhalifa

Counsel and Advocates:

Professor James Crawford QC, S.C., Matrix Chambers, London;
Dr. Nabil Elaraby, Zaki Hashem & Partners, Cairo;
Professor Alain Pellet, University of Paris Ouest, Nanterre – La Défense; and

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
Minister Luka Biong Deng, Member of the SPLM Team for the Implementation of Abyei Protocol

Counsel:

Gary Born, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London;
Wendy Miles, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London;
Professor Paul R. Williams, Public International Law and Policy Group, Washington DC;
Vanessa Jiménez; Public International Law and Policy Group, Washington DC.

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) 
H.E. Judge Awn Al-Khasawneh
Professor Dr. Gerhard Hafner
Professor W. Michael Reisman
Judge Stephen Schwebel

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 -

Documents

Written submission

Memorial of the Government of Sudan: Errata letter
Download | 09 February 2009 | English | 67 KB
Memorial of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army: Errata letter
Download | 18 February 2009 | English | 200 KB
Counter-Memorial of the Government of Sudan: Errata letter
Download | 19 February 2009 | English | 105 KB
Memorial of the Government of Sudan
Download | 18 December 2008 | English | 5 MB
Memorial of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army
Download | 18 December 2008 | English | 2 MB
Counter-Memorial of the Government of Sudan
Download | 03 February 2009 | English | 5 MB
Counter-Memorial of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army
Download | 13 February 2009 | English | 4 MB
Counter-Memorial of the Government of Sudan: Omission letter
Download | 24 February 2009 | English | 98 KB
Rejoinder of the Government of Sudan
Download | 28 February 2009 | English | 3 MB
Rejoinder of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army
Download | 28 February 2009 | English | 1 MB
Government of Sudan Counter-Memorial and Rejoinder: Errata letter
Download | 16 March 2009 | English | 340 KB

Procedural Documents

PCA Optional Rules for Arbitrating Disputes between Two Parties of Which Only One is a State
Download | 06 July 1993 | English | 155 KB
Règlement facultatif de la CPA pour l'arbitrage des différends entre deux parties dont l'une seulement est un Etat
Download | 06 July 1993 | French | 153 KB

Award or other decision

Appendix 1 - Final Award Map
Download | 22 July 2009 | English | 2 MB
Appendix 2 - Comparative Map of the Abyei Region
Download | 22 July 2009 | English | 2 MB
Appendix to Dissenting Opinion
Download | 22 July 2009 | English | 1 MB
Appendix 1 - Final Award Map
Download | 22 July 2009 | Arabic | 3 MB
Appendix 2 - Comparative Map of the Abyei Region
Download | 22 July 2009 | Arabic | 3 MB
Appendix to Dissenting Opinion
Download | 22 July 2009 | Arabic | 2 MB

Press Release

Live Webstream of Oral Pleadings
Download | 16 April 2009 | English | 29 KB
Retransmission video des audiences
Download | 16 April 2009 | French | 31 KB
Arbitral Tribunal to Render Final Award
Download | 14 July 2009 | English | 273 KB
Le Tribunal arbitral rendra sa sentence finale
Download | 14 July 2009 | French | 306 KB

Video

Hearing - Day 1 - Excess of Mandate - Part I
Download | 18 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 1 - Excess of Mandate - Part II
Download | 18 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 1 - Excess of Mandate - Part III
Download | 18 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 1 - Excess of Mandate - Part IV
Download | 18 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 1 - Excess of Mandate - Part V
Download | 18 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 1 - Excess of Mandate - Part VI
Download | 18 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 1 - Excess of Mandate - Part VII
Download | 18 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 1 - Excess of Mandate - Part VIII
Download | 18 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 3 - Excess of Mandate - Part I
Download | 20 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 3 - Excess of Mandate - Part II
Download | 20 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 3 - Delimitation - Part I
Download | 20 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 3 - Delimitation - Part II
Download | 20 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 4 - Delimitation - Part I
Download | 21 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 4 - Delimitation - Part II
Download | 21 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 4 - Delimitation - Part III
Download | 21 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 4 - Delimitation - Part IV
Download | 21 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 5 - Delimitation - Part I
Download | 22 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 5 - Delimitation - Part II
Download | 22 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 5 - Delimitation - Part III
Download | 22 April 2009 | English | filesize missing
Hearing - Day 5 - Delimitation - Part IV
Download | 22 April 2009 | English | filesize missing

Transcript/Minutes

Transcript of Preliminary Procedural Meeting
Download | 24 November 2008 | English | 157 KB
Transcripts of Oral Pleadings - Day 1
Download | 18 April 2009 | English | 552 KB
Transcripts of Oral Pleadings - Day 2
Download | 19 April 2009 | English | 756 KB
Transcripts of Oral Pleadings - Day 3
Download | 20 April 2009 | English | 606 KB
Transcripts of Oral Pleadings - Day 4
Download | 21 April 2009 | English | 615 KB
Transcripts of Oral Pleadings - Day 5
Download | 22 April 2009 | French | 734 KB
Transcripts of Oral Pleadings - Day 6
Download | 23 April 2009 | French | 303 KB

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