The maritime political boundaries of the world / Victor Prescott and Clive Schofield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prescott, J. R. V. (John Robert Victor)

Contributor:

Schofield, Clive H., 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic zones (Law of the sea).

Territorial waters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (680 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book addresses the often vexed question of national maritime claims and the delimitation of international maritime boundaries.

Contents:

Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; 1. Introduction; 2. National and International Maritime Zones; 3. The Influence of Geographical Advantages and Disadvantages on Maritime claims; 4. Islands and Rocks; 5. Normal Baselines, Reefs and Low-Tide Elevations; 6. Bays, Mouths of Rivers, Ports and Roadsteads; 7. Straight Baselines; 8. Archipelagic Baselines and Navigation Rights Through Archipelagic Waters; 9. The Continental Margin; 10. The Delimitation of International Maritime Boundaries; 11. Maritime Boundary Disputes and Options for Dispute Resolution

12. International Maritime Boundaries: Technical and Practical Considerations 13. The Atlantic Ocean; 14. The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea; 15. The Baltic, North and Irish Seas; 16. The Mediterranean and Black Seas; 17. The Pacific Ocean excluding the Asian Rim; 18. The Asian Rim in the Pacific Ocean; 19. The Indian Ocean; 20. The Red Sea; 21. The Persian Gulf; 22. The Arctic Ocean and associated Seas; 23. Antarctica and the Southern Ocean; Tables; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-86703-5

9786610867035

1-4294-2720-5

90-474-0620-6

1-4337-0715-2

OCLC:

437175348