Liévano–Brutus treaty | |
Long Name: | Agreement on Delimitation of the Maritime Boundaries between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Haiti |
Type: | Boundary delimitation |
Date Signed: | 17 February 1978 |
Location Signed: | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Date Effective: | 16 February 1979 |
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Depositor: | United Nations Secretariat |
Language: | French; Haitian Creole; Spanish |
The Liévano–Brutus treaty is a treaty that defined the maritime boundary between the Republic of Colombia and Haiti. The treaty was signed in the town of Port-au-Prince on February 17, 1978. The treaty was approved by the Congress of Colombia by Law 12 of 1978. Ratification of the treaty was officially done on February 16, 1979. The treaty also stipulates that there must be cooperation on environmental issues and the protection of migratory species.[1]
The full name of the treaty is Agreement on Delimitation of the Maritime Boundaries between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Haiti. It is named for the foreign ministers of the two countries that signed the agreement—Indalecio Liévano of Colombia and Edner Brutus of Haiti.