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Boundary Demarcation – 2008

Unable to resolve deadlock on the ABC report, the NCP and the SPLM joint political committee reached to a roadmap agreement that included four points dealing with security arrangements, the return of the displaced persons, the interim administration and the international arbitration tribunal. The agreement was signed by Sudanese president and the ceremony was attended by the First-Vice President on 10 July 2008.¹ On 11 July 2008, the arbitration agreement was deposited with the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).³

1. “Sudan: Plans for Interim Administration in Abyei Detailed,” BBC Monitoring Middle East, June 10, 2008.
3. “Abyei Terms of Appointment,” PCA, 2008, accessed January 18, 2012, http://www.pca-cpa.org/upload/files/Abyei_Terms_of_Appointment_signed_24… According to the Abyei Terms of Appointment, the GoS appointed two arbitrators on 14 August 2008 and the SPLM appointed two arbitrators on 15 August 2008. The presiding arbitrator (the fifth one) was appointed by PCA on 27 October 2008. The terms of appointment were signed by both sides and the five arbitrators on 24 November 2008. The SPLM and the GoS filed their memorials on 18 December 2008.²“Permanent Court of Arbitration,” The Government of Sudan / The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (Abyei Arbitration), accessed January 18, 2012, http://www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1306.