Compulsory adjudication of the Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute

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dc.contributor.advisorXavier Francis Ichanien_US
dc.contributor.authorLucy, Adhiambo Felister
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-20T08:20:13Z
dc.date.available2023-02-20T08:20:13Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.descriptionA research project submitted to the school of law, arts and social sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy of Kenyatta University. October, 2022en_US
dc.description.abstractKenya and Somalia are among states that have accented to compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice on peaceful settlement of disputes. However, these two states are at odd over the verdict on international boundary delimitation passed by this court in regards to the Kenya- Somalia Maritime dispute. This study examined compulsory adjudication, carried out by the International Court of Justice, as means of resolving the Kenya Somalia maritime dispute. The specific objectives were: to explore the genesis of the maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia, to analyse international legal framework on peaceful settlement of maritime disputes and to evaluate the state reservation towards compulsory adjudication as an approach for pacific settlement of maritime disputes. The study reviewed relevant literature and analysed case studies of maritime disputes that have been resolved or pending to ascertain the suitability of compulsory adjudication, arbitration or other alternative mechanisms in resolving the Kenya-Somalia maritime disputes. This study was anchored on the theories of institutional liberalism and realism. This study utilized the mixed research design and relied mostly on the historical and explorative designs. The research was primarily qualitative and explored both primary and secondary sources. Primary data was sourced through both archival data retrieval, and field research. Secondary data was sourced from conference papers, books and journals. The data collected was grouped, corroborated, analysed through contents analysis and presented using the qualitative research techniques and using themes that are comparable to the research objectives. The major proposition of the study was that maritime disputes may be resolved either through compulsory adjudication and that the international law through it elaborate legal frameworks also anticipates the maritime disputes may be resolved through or diplomatic and bilateral engagements between the two conflicting states. However, states have reservation in submitting their conflicts for compulsory adjudication by the International Court of Justice. For such, Somalia and Kenya were willing and unwilling respectively to comply with international arbitration. Information gathered in this study was not only beneficial in providing a body of knowledge on understanding the role of compulsory adjudication in pacific settlement of the disputes, but also added to existential knowledge on international legal framework on maritime disputes and state reservation in judicial settlement of territorial and maritime disputes.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/24799
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta universityen_US
dc.subjectmaritime disputeen_US
dc.subjectSomaliaen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectadjudicationen_US
dc.titleCompulsory adjudication of the Kenya-Somalia maritime disputeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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