Colombia dismisses Nicaragua's World Court claims over maritime boundaries

FILE PHOTO: General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Lawyers for Colombia on Wednesday dismissed Nicaragua's claims before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), insisting that Bogota did respect a 2012 ruling on their maritime boundaries in the western Caribbean by the same court.

"All of Nicaragua's claims are unsubstantiated and artificial. They are founded on words," not actions, lawyer Manuel Jose Cepeda said.