The establishment of continental shelf zones and exclusive economic zones (EEZs) considerably increased the number and length of the maritime…
Since 1945, in particular, many studies have been written in the field of maritime delimitation. Most of them have focused…
MARITIME SPACES IN international law of the sea are, in essence, defined in relation to the coastal State jurisdiction over…
In May 1999 Denmark and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement (1999 Agreement) concerning their overlapping claims to fisheries zones…
In 1993 Colombia and Jamaica concluded a treaty (1993 Treaty) concerning their overlapping claims to a continental shelf and EEZ…
In 1979 the Canada and the United States agreed to empower a Chamber of the ICJ to designate a single…
In parallel with the codification process in the 1958 Geneva Conventions and the 1982 UNCLOS, the law of maritime delimitation…
The first attempt at codification of the customary law of maritime delimitation started with the 1930 Hague Conference under the…
The thalweg line is a concept of river law, defined under customary law either as “the mid-line of the main…
In theory, the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone could follow a different line than the continental shelf. For practical…