The public hearings are set for September 19-23 at the Peace Palace in The Hague – the seat of the court. In a press release, the court said the preliminary objections raised by Kenya will be presented during the four-day hearings. It is now official that Kenya and Somalia are headed for a legal fight at the International Court of Justice over the maritime delimitation of the Indian Ocean. Somalia wants the ocean’s boundaries redrawn, making Kenya a landlocked state and claiming at least five oil-rich blocks. The court has scheduled the first public hearings on the disputed huge swathe of maritime territory considered to be rich in oil deposits and fish stocks.

Source: The Star June 15, 2016 01:22 UTC