British arbitration in the Beagle conflict

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British arbitration in the Beagle conflict was an international legal process in which the United Kingdom acted as neutral arbiter to resolve a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile over islands and maritime boundaries in the Beagle Channel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international arbitration
international legal process
appliesTo Beagle Channel
islands in the Beagle Channel
maritime boundaries in the Beagle Channel
territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile
basedOnTreaty Arbitration Agreement of 1971 between Argentina and Chile
Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Argentina and Chile
concernsArea Cape Horn region
southern tip of South America
concernsTerritory Lennox Island
Nueva Island
Picton Island NERFINISHED
endDate 1977
followedBy Papal mediation initiated by Pope John Paul II
hasArbiter British Crown
Queen Elizabeth II
linked to: Elizabeth II

United Kingdom
hasCategory Argentina–Chile relations
United Kingdom–Latin America relations
international territorial disputes submitted to arbitration
hasDate 1977
hasDecisionDate 18 April 1977
hasDocument Report and Decision of the Court of Arbitration on the Beagle Channel
hasEffect assigned Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands to Chile
delimited maritime boundaries south of Tierra del Fuego
hasLanguage English
Spanish
hasLegalBasis principles of international law
hasOutcome arbitral award in favor of Chile
hasParty Argentina
Chile
involvesConcept maritime delimitation
territorial sovereignty
uti possidetis juris
legalNature binding arbitration
partOf Beagle conflict
precededBy bilateral negotiations between Argentina and Chile over the Beagle Channel
region Pacific Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

Southern Cone
relatedTo Papal mediation in the Beagle conflict
renderedBy Court of Arbitration constituted by the United Kingdom
seatOfArbitration London
linked to: London, England
startDate 1971
timePeriod 1971–1977
triggeredEvent escalation of the Beagle conflict in late 1970s
triggeredReaction Argentine rejection of the award

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Argentina–Chile border hasArbitration British arbitration in the Beagle conflict
Beagle Channel subjectOf Beagle Channel dispute
linked to: British arbitration in the Beagle conflict
British arbitration in the Beagle conflict hasDocument Report and Decision of the Court of Arbitration on the Beagle Channel
linked to: British arbitration in the Beagle conflict