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international and particular straits regime

Analyzing Navigational Regimes: Bosporus and Dardanelles

Navigational regimes are crucial for ensuring the safe and efficient movement of vessels through international waterways. These regimes consist of a set of rules and regulations that govern navigation, safety, and access to specific areas. The Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits, located in Turkey, are two prominent examples of navigational regimes that have significant geopolitical and economic implications. This article will analyze the navigational regimes of the Bosporus and Dardanelles, exploring their historical background, the role of international maritime law, environmental concerns, impact on trade and global economy, security challenges, technological advancements, collaborative efforts, and a case study of successful implementation.

international and particular straits regime Law of the sea

what is the meaning of INTERNATIONAL STRAITS and its legal issues (typology and rules)

IILSS 11th April 2021 No Comments Åland Islands Åland Strait archipelagic waters Arctic Ocean Arctic waters Article 36 of the LOSC Atlantic Oceans Corfu Channel judgment Dardanelles Dover Strait EEZ international navigation international shipping international straits LOSC Montreux Convention non-suspendable innocent passage Osumi Strait right of innocent passage Strait of Gibraltar Strait of Magellan Straits of Malacca territorial sea territorialisation transit passage Turkish Straits

The straits under Part III of the LOSC contain two types of straits: straits to which the regime of transit passage applies and straits to which the right of innocent passage applies.
The first type concerns straits to which the regime of transit passage applies. In this regard, Article 37 provides: This section applies to straits which are used for international navigation between one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone. This provision contains two criteria for identifying international straits under Part III.
The first is the geographical criterion. Such straits are those connecting ‘one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone’. The second is the functional criterion, namely ‘straits used for international navigation’. Concerning the relationship between the two criteria, the ICJ, in the Corfu Channel case, seemed to consider that the geographical criterion provided the primary criterion… what is the meaning of INTERNATIONAL STRAITS and its legal issues (typology and rules), Åland Islands, Åland Strait, archipelagic waters, Arctic Ocean, Arctic waters, Article 36 of the LOSC, Atlantic Oceans, Corfu Channel judgment, Dardanelles, Dover Strait, EEZ, international navigation, international shipping, international straits, LOSC, Montreux Convention, non-suspendable innocent passage, Osumi Strait, right of innocent passage, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Magellan, Straits of Malacca, territorial sea, territorialisation, transit passage, Turkish Straits

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what is the meaning of International waterways?

IILSS 5th April 2021 No Comments Bosphorus Copenhagen Convention Dardanelles freedom of navigation International waterways semi-enclosed seas

A strait, canal, river, or lake lying between or passing through two or more nations, or forming a passage between two areas of the high seas, regarded as freely navigable under international law.