STATE CLAIMS IN SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 4 (LOSC ARTICLE 7), lreland case

The geomorphology of the southern and western coasts of Ireland
conforms well to the threshold geographic criteria of Article 4 (
Article 7) (see Fig. 5.7). Along 90 percent of these sections of coast,
straight have been used instead of the . With
the possible exception of segments 16-17, 33-7, and 47-50, these
baselines seem appropriate in that they follow the general direction
of the coast and appear to enclose waters which are sufficiently closely
linked to the to be subject to the regime of , as
required by Article 4(2) (LOSC Article 7(3)). On the other hand, the
eastern coast of , on the Irish Sea, is relatively smooth and lacks
offshore . Unlike many of the states discussed in Section C(2)
below, Ireland has not tried to use her conforming coastline in one
to justify a comprehensive covering the
whole of the coast. Instead, the selected for the eastern coast
returns appropriately to the low-water mark.

The United Kingdom straight baseline and the Minch.

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