How do countries agree on their borders over hundreds of years? I'm guessing in the past they would just say 'bla-bla river is the border'. But technically rivers, mountain ranges, coasts, etc. are all continuously changing and this could have a noticeable impact on territories after 100 years.
That’s a great question, thank you! Technically speaking, territorial borders might have been determined as a result of a peace treaty following WW1 or WW2, or sometimes it can date back to a treaty between colonial powers. For instance, in a territory dispute between Botswana and Namibia, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) referred to a treaty between Germany and Great Britain concerning the disputed territory. Maritime delimitation can be as tricky - the ICJ decided on the border in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean sea between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, by interpreting a treaty from 1858, supported by expert opinions. In a nutshell, countries agree on borders through diplomatic means, and in case that doesn’t work, they always have a court to go to!
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How do countries agree on their borders over hundreds of years? I'm guessing in the past they would just say 'bla-bla river is the border'. But technically rivers, mountain ranges, coasts, etc. are all continuously changing and this could have a noticeable impact on territories after 100 years.
That’s a great question, thank you! Technically speaking, territorial borders might have been determined as a result of a peace treaty following WW1 or WW2, or sometimes it can date back to a treaty between colonial powers. For instance, in a territory dispute between Botswana and Namibia, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) referred to a treaty between Germany and Great Britain concerning the disputed territory. Maritime delimitation can be as tricky - the ICJ decided on the border in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean sea between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, by interpreting a treaty from 1858, supported by expert opinions. In a nutshell, countries agree on borders through diplomatic means, and in case that doesn’t work, they always have a court to go to!
Why u stopped making videos ? , ur videos r good to be honest(atleast in my opinion). Maybe the problem is - not many people r intrested in ur interest😂
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