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General Peace Treaty between El Salvador and Honduras (with Minutes of 17 April 1980 relating to the establishment of the El Salvador-Honduras Joint Frontier Commission, point 5 of the Minutes No. XXX of the Special Commission representing El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras drawn up on 23 and 24 June 1935, and Special Minutes drawn up on 26 March 1936 on the occasion of the official acceptance of the three-country boundary matker)

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Oct 30, 1980
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-152400)
Title (French)

Traité général de paix (avec procès-verbal du 17 avril 1980 relatif à la création de la Commission mixte de délimitation El Salvador-Honduras, point 5 du procès-verbal no XXX de la Commission spéciale El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras établi les 23 et 24 juin 1935, et procès-verbal spécial dressé le 26 mars 1936 à l'occasion de l'acceptation officielle de la borne marquant l'intersection des trois Républiques). Signé à Lima le 30 octobre 1980

Place of adoption
Lima
Language
Spanish
Entry into force
Dec 10, 1980
Subject
Fisheries, Water
Keyword
Inland waters International agreement-text Dispute settlement International organization
Abstract

The Treaty aims at affirming solid fraternity and permanent and constructive cooperation between the two Contracting Parties. It is divided into the following Titles: Peace and Treaties (1); Free Transit (II); Diplomatic and Consular Relations (III); Frontier Questions (IV); Central American Common Market (V); Claims and Disputes (VI); Human Rights and the Family (VII); Undertaking of Faithful compliance (VIII); Ratification and Validity (IX). The El Salvador-Honduras Joint Frontier Commission, established on 1 May 1980, shall have the following functions: (a) to demarcate the frontier line as described in article 16 of the Treaty; (b) to delimit the forntier line in the areas not descrobed in article 16; (c) to demarcate the frontier line in areas subject to controversy; (d) to determine the legal situation of islands and maritime areas. For the demarcation of the line the Commission shall construct permanent coundary markers, colomns and structures, which shall make the line visible and shall prepare maps of the respective sections, which, once approved the the Parties, shall become an integral part of the Treaty. The settlement of technical dispute is regulated in article 25. Any other dispute arising out of the Treaty shall be submitted to the International court of Justice upon agreement between the Parties concerned.

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