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Venezuelanalysis · Venezuela · ICJ hears Essequibo merits as Venezuela installs a 'governor' and vows to ignore any ruling
Conveys Caracas's framing that the ICJ lacks jurisdiction and should not rubber-stamp a colonial-era arbitration; reasserts Venezuelan sovereignty over Essequibo and signals the government will not be bound by the Court.
“Venezuela reasserts its Essequibo sovereignty claim and says the Court should not rubber-stamp a colonial-era award.”