On March 31, Ecuador filed an application against Colombia in the UN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s International Court of Justice in The Hague regarding the aerial spraying of toxic herbicides by Colombia along the border the two countries share.<\/p>\n
Ecuador asserts that the spraying by Colombia has \u00e2\u20ac\u0153caused serious damage to people, to crops, to animals, and to the natural environment on the Ecuadorian side of the frontier, and poses a grave risk of further damage over time.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The application comes after Ecuador\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s claim that efforts at negotiation with Colombia were unsuccessful.\u00c2\u00a0 Ecuador asks the ICJ to declare that Colombia is in violation of international law, that it take steps to prevent the depositing of toxic herbicides on Ecuador\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s territory, and that it indemnify Ecuador for any damages.\u00c2\u00a0 Ecuador believes that the 1948 Pact of Bogot\u00c3\u00a1 the 1988 UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances should apply to the case.\u00c2\u00a0 Colombia has not yet formally responded to the application. 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