They argue that the rules governing maritime boundary delimitation are arbitrary, hence it would have been better if the country\u00a0 had stuck to bilateral negotiations.<\/p>\n However speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong>, the legal practitioner disagreed with\u00a0those\u00a0claims, saying Ghana\u2019s decision to resort to arbitration proceedings was the best option especially when bilateral talks had failed.<\/p>\n \u201cI beg to differ. I think that the circumstances are such that I will in my opinion say Ghana did the right thing.They have been negotiating for months and Ghana stated in its statement of claim that Cote D\u2019lvoire had been confrontational and were almost as if they were not prepared to settle the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n He explained that Ghana was compelled to resort to such proceedings in order not to lose out on the case.<\/p>\n \u201cGhana is the most likely to lose while the matter continues to remain unresolved, it needs to get the matter settled to repose confidence in the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOnce the dispute is settled the decision of the court is binding so this is why I think it was right Ghana took this route\u201d<\/p>\n Maritime boundary case crucial<\/strong><\/p>\n The legal practitioner remarked that the case between Ghana and Cote D\u2019lvoire is very crucial and could impact on the country\u2019s future prospects.<\/p>\n \u201c..It is significant..so much hinges on it… A whole oil exploration and exploitation in the industry could be impacted by the decision one way or the other so it is quite significant in that respect.\u201d<\/p>\n Arbitration<\/strong><\/p>\n Giving more highlights on why the arbitration process was more convenient, Mr. Ahorlu said unlike the bilateral proceedings, the arbitration proceedings give both parties an opportunity to promote understanding and settle the matter amicably.<\/p>\n \u201cThe uniqueness of arbitration is that the third party which the two parties have agreed upon to settle the dispute is more or less decided upon voluntarily and mutually by the two parties so that makes it a unique process. It is an alternative way of settling disputes unlike litigation which has strict rules of evidence applying.\u201d<\/p>\n Requests made by Cote D’lvoire<\/strong><\/p>\n He listed a series of requests made by Cote D’lvoire in the arbitration process.<\/p>\n Ghana\u2019s response<\/strong><\/p>\n He said Ghana in its response, however said the special chamber should deny all of Cote D\u2019lvoire requests since according to the government they are baseless.<\/p>\n Court ruling<\/strong><\/p>\n According to Mr. Ahorlu, the court finally decided that bearing in mind the balancing of all interests<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana![\"IMG-20150426-WA0000\"](\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG-20150426-WA0000.jpg\")
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