DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court has upheld a maritime border agreement with the Netherlands, despite dissent from four of its judges. The ruling finalizes the delineation of maritime boundaries between the two nations in the Caribbean Sea.

The controversial agreement, signed in 2021, establishes a new maritime border based on the equidistance principle, which divides the maritime area between the two countries by drawing a line equidistant from the nearest points of their baselines.

Four justices had expressed their disagreement with the majority decision, arguing that the agreement fails to recognize the Dominican Republic’s status as an archipelagic state. This classification would have granted the country additional rights to its surrounding waters, including potentially larger exclusive economic zones.

Judge José...