This study is based on the dispute of sovereignty and jurisdiction claim of Haiti over Navassa Island which remains an important issue for Haiti and the United States of America. This paper examines the origin and cause of the dispute on the legal rules and principles. The views and legal arguments of Haiti‘s constituting its claim is analyzed on the basis on it views and legal argument to the matter. This thesis will examine Haiti‘s approach to the dispute since 1857 when the issue first started. In parallel an analyze of the Guano Act is conducted in order to determine its viability and application, and also define if it is consistence with the international law and do not violate the autonomy of Haiti as well as the rule of international law applicable for all. Finally a settlement of the maritime dispute will be proposed by the mean of an agreement which constitutes one of the relevant rules and principles of international law.
However, before making any kind of conclusive remarks relating to the settlement of the dispute, the disputed aspect will be of course establish and an examination of the applicable principles of maritime law will be done. The concept of sovereignty, territorial acquisition and intertemporal law will be study and understood in this regards. The analysis of Haiti‘s claim and the study of the Guano Act in the light of the international law, the settlement of the dispute will be the major element of this work. The concluding remarks point out the aim of this dissertation by indicating the amicable legal settlement expected from the dispute.