Historic Bays – IILSS-International institute for Law of the Sea Studies

internal waters and baseline legal aspects Law of the sea

what is the meaning of the Bays Bordered By More Than One State on the law of the sea

Recently the number of bays bordered by more than one State has increased owing to the break-up of existing composite States. The legal regime of such bays thus merits particular attention. In this regard, a question arises as to whether States bordering a bay may draw a closing line across the mouth of the bay. Two different views can be identified.. what is the meaning of the Bays Bordered By More Than One State on the law of the sea, 1988 Agreement between Tanzania and Mozambique, Arbitral Tribunal, Article 10 of the LOSC, Bay of Savudrija/Piran, Bays Bordered By More Than One State, Gulf of Fonseca, Historic Bays, law of the sea

internal waters and baseline legal aspects Law of the sea Maritime delimitation territorial waters legal aspects

what is the meaning of Historic Bays on tle law of the sea and LOSC

IILSS 10th April 2021 No Comments Concept of Historic Waters Foreign Waters/Bays Considered Not to Be Historic geographical sense Gulf of Sert Historic and vital bays Historic Bay Cruises Historic Bays HISTORIC BAYS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW historic rights Historic Titles and Historic Rights in the Law of the sea historic waters Historic Waters and Historic Rights Historic Waters and Rights Revisited historic waters definition Historic Waters in the Law of the Sea law of the sea LOSC The Doctrine of Historic Bays THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HISTORIC BAYS The Status of Historic Bays in International Law Tunisia/Libya case Validity of International Law over Historic Rights

The TSC and the LOSC contain no definition of historic bays. According to the Annex VII Arbitral Tribunal in the South China Sea Arbitration (Merits), a ‘historic bay’ is ‘a bay in which a State claims historic waters’. As historic bays are one of the categories of ‘historic waters’, the legal regime of historic bays should be examined in the broad context of historic waters. According to the ICJ, ‘historic waters’ usually mean ‘waters which are treated as internal waters but which would not have that character were it not for the existence of [a] historic title’.. what is the meaning of Historic Bays on tle law of the sea and LOSC, Concept of Historic Waters, geographical sense, Gulf of Sert, Historic Bays, historic rights, historic waters, ICJ, law of the sea, LOSC, Tunisia/Libya case