Handbook on the delimitation of maritime boundaries / Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs.
This handbook is a tool for facilitating the negotiating process to which countries with adjacent or opposite coasts can resort to in case of overlapping claims. Its area of coverage includes: maritime zones subject to boundary delimitation; norms and rules applicable to maritime boundary delimitati...
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| Other title: | Delimitation of maritime boundaries. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
United Nations,
2000.
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Table of Contents:
- Maritime zones subject to boundary delimitation: A. Baselines ; B. Maritime zones ; Deposit of charts/list of coordinates and due publicity
- Norms and rules applicable to maritime boundary delimitation: A. Treaty provisions on maritime boundary delimitation ; The contribution of juriprudence to the rules applicable to maritime boundary demlimitation
- Factors exerting an influence on maritime boundary delimitation: A. Geographical factors ; B. Geomorphological and geological factors of the seabed and subsoil ; Economic factors ; Political and security factors ; Other factors
- Methods applicable to maritime boundary delimitation: A. Equidistance ; B. Perpendicularity ; C. Meridians and parallels ; D. Enclaving ; E. Parallel lines (Corridor) ; Other means of achieving a delimitation line
- Practical aspects of the negotiations: A. Preparing for negotiations ; B. Negotiating team and its instructions (mandate) ; C. Information and documentation ; D. Field (survey) data and other data ; E. Acquisition of technical equipment and of software aiding maritime boundary delimitation ; F. Financial implications
- Negotiating and drafting the agreement: A. Negotiating the agreement ; B. Drafting the agreement ; C. Resource (deposit)-sharing agreements
- Settlement of disputes: A. Recourse to procedures entailing non-binding decisions ; B. Recourse to procedures entailing binding decisions ; C. Optional exceptions to the applicability of Section 2, Part XV.