evidence: Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain (Qatar v. Bahrain) On 8 July 1991, Qatar filed an Application instituting proceedings before the Court against Bahrain concerning certain disputes relating to sovereignty over the Hawar islands, sovereign rights over the shoals of Dibal and Quit'at Jaradah, and the delimitation of the maritime areas of the two states. Qatar founded the jurisdiction of the Court upon two agreements between the parties dated December 1987 and December 1990. The subject and scope of the commitment to jurisdiction were to be determined by a formula proposed by Bahrain to Qatar in October 1988 and accepted by Qatar in December 1990. Bahrain contested the jurisdiction of the Court arguing that none of the documents referred to by