Introduction This is a short commentary of the judgment on preliminary objections based on the ICJ’s press release No. 2007/30 of 13 December 2007. The case was brought before the ICJ by Nicaragua on 6 December 2001. Nicaragua argued that the dispute concerned inter alia the validity of the 1928 Treaty, the interpretation of the 1928 Treaty as regards the geographical scope of the San Andrés Archipelago, the sovereignty over the maritime features in the disputed area, and the maritime delimitation between itself and Colombia. Nicaragua also asserted that the question whether the 1928 Treaty had settled all questions between…