Law of the sea
3 important questions on Law of the sea
Exclusive economic zone
- Eez begins where the t-sea ends and it overlaps with the c-zone
- max 200 nm
- sovereign rights of costal states (to certain resources)
- exploration of natural resources oil, gas, fish
- production of energy
- jurisdictional rights to regulate
- exlploration, conversation and management of fish
- regulate things like artifical island, marine scientific research
- enforcement re fisheries
- costal states can arrest the vessel wnr hij te veel vist
Maritime boundary delimitation
Where 2 or more states have overlapping maritime zones
t-sea: art. 15 UNCLOS
draw boundary at the median line so pickpoints of the baseline of the costal states
eez and c-shelf: art. 74(1), 83(1) UNCLOS
t-sea: art. 15 UNCLOS
draw boundary at the median line so pickpoints of the baseline of the costal states
eez and c-shelf: art. 74(1), 83(1) UNCLOS
Somalia v Kenya (2021
Delimitation, stage 1
Delimitation, stage 2: adjusting the line
Delimitation, stage 2: adjusting the line
- factors om rekening mee te houden
- concave cost: the court said this had the effect of progressively maring Kenya so the line was adjusted
- big difference in the lengths of the costs
- are there islands
- navigational interest
- court doesn't take the economic interest into account like oil/gas exploitation
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