Vivian louis forbes, the maritime boundaries of the iranian ocean region 62. The handbook covers legal, technical and practical information deemed essential in negotiating maritime boundary delimitation between coastal states. Towards the conceptualisation of maritime delimitation. Handbook on the delimitation of maritime boundaries division for ocean affairs and the law of the sea office of legal affairs united nations new york, 2000.
United nations 2000 handbook on the delimitation of maritime boundaries, new york. Handbook on the delimitation of maritime boundaries factors exerting an influence on maritime boundary delimitation this handbook is a useful tool for facilitating the negotiating process to which countries with adjacent or opposite coasts can resort to in case of overlapping claims. Lathrop, baselines, the oxford handbook of the law of the sea 69. State practices of straight baselines institute excessive maritime. Cambridge core public international law maritime boundary delimitation. Handbook on the delimitation of maritime boundaries book summary. The principle of the sanctity of boundaries inherited from colonial times does not deprive african states of their sovereign right to readjust a boundary line, provided, however, that this. Delimitation and demarcation of boundaries in africa. Handbook on the delimitation of maritime boundaries. Maritime boundaries delimitation and dispute resolution in. United nations, handbook on the delimitation of maritime. Division for ocean affairs and the law of the sea 17.
Pdf delimitation of maritime boundaries between adjacent. This legal resource package on the maritime boundaries and resources of the. The delimitation of indonesias maritime boundaries with its neighbours in accordance. This article will analyse the legal principles and methods which are pertinent and considered by the icj and states for the delimitation of maritime boundaries between adjacent states. Maritime boundaries delimitation and dispute resolution in africa theodore okonkwo department of public law, faculty of law, university of port harcourt, portharcourt, nigeria abstract africas borders are bestride with many challenges ranging from religious and terrorist movements to cattle rustling, military conflicts to human trafficking. This chapter provides an overview of maritime boundary delimitation, drawing on its history whilst focusing on. United nations ilibrary handbook on the delimitation of. United nations ilibrary factors exerting an influence on. It also contains information about the peaceful settlement of disputes where negotiations are unsuccessful and the states wish to. Norms and rules applicable to maritime boundary delimitation. The delimitation of maritime boundaries has become an important element of the practice of states in the modern law of the sea. This handbook is a useful tool for facilitating the negotiating process to which countries with. United nations publications prepared by the division for. Georgia and russian federation are adjacent states on the black sea.
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