A Note on Maritime Delimitation in a Multizonal Context: The Case of the Mediterranean

Author: Papanicolopulu, Irini

Source: Ocean Development and International Law, Volume 38, Number 4, October 2007 , pp. 381-398(18)

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Abstract:

This article points out some of the issues that may arise during the delimitation of maritime boundary in a sea area where coastal states have proclaimed various maritime zones. Issues considered include delimitation in the presence of overlapping or coincident zones, the role of existing boundaries, use of all-purpose maritime boundaries, and the delimitation of future zones. Special reference is made to the Mediterranean Sea where coastal states have advanced various claims consisting of zones sometimes different from the ones provided for in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Keywords: all-purpose boundary; maritime delimitation; Mediterranean Sea; single boundary

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00908320701641636

Affiliations: 1: University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy

Publication date: 2007-10-01