A Line in the Sea: The Qatar Versus Bahrain Border Dispute in the World Court

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The border dispute between Qatar and Bahrain simmered for more than 50 years before it was adjudicated by the International Court of Justice - a process that itself took ten years. This authoritative book documents the controversy in the context of its imperial roots, the countries' ruling families, the discovery of oil, and the political destinies of the emerging Gulf states. This color-illustrated historical account includes the forensic evidence that identified key forgeries in the case.


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A Line in the Sea offers an insight into the continuing turmoil in the Arabian Gulf region. The adjudication of the border dispute between the nations of Qatar and Bahrain before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) began in 1991 and ended with the Court's final decision on 16 March 2001. But the dispute had simmered - and sometimes boiled over - for more than fifty years before that. Much of the dispute was played out against the backdrop of the first discoveries of oil in the Arabian Gulf, and the rush by oil companies, foreign powers, and the leaders of the Gulf nations to find and exploit those lucrative assets. The roots of the dispute lie tangled within the history of British and Ottoman Empire involvements in the Arabian Gulf, and the political destinies of the emerging Gulf states.


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