On 31 March 2008, Ecuador seised the International Court of Justice in a dispute with Colombia regarding alleged aerial spraying of toxic herbicides over Ecuadorian territory. Relations between Ecuador and Colombia have been somewhat strained in recent months. Diplomatic ties between the two countries were cut following a border incursion by Colombian troops who mounted an attack against FARC rebels located in Ecuadorian territory. For a while it looked like the region may be heading for armed conflict although tensions over the affair eventually eased. That incident was criticised by an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States which…