Ocean states : : archipelagic regimes in the law of the sea / / Mohamed Munavvar.

• Superior document: Publications on Ocean Development
• VerfasserIn: Munawwar, Muhammad, 1923-2000,
• Place / Publishing House: Dordrecht, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Martinus Nijhoff,, [1995]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English
• Series: Publications on Ocean Development
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION -- 0.1. The Scope, Purpose and Methodology of the Study -- 0.2. The Archipelagic Concept -- Notes -- CHAPTER 1: ARCHIPELAGOS: THE PROBLEM -- 1.0. Introduction -- 1.1. Geographical Background -- 1.1.1. Islands -- 1.1.2. Atolls -- 1.1.3. Archipelagos -- A. Coastal Archipelagos -- (i) The Norwegian Skjaergaard -- (ii) The Canadian Arctic Archipelago -- (iii) The Mergui Archipelago -- (iv) The Bijagos Islands -- B. Archipelagic States -- (i) Bahamas -- (ii) Fiji -- (iii) Indonesia -- (iv) The Maldives -- (v) The Philippines -- C. Midocean Archipelagos of Continental States -- (i) Faeroe Islands -- (ii) The Galapagos Islands -- (iii) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Laccadive Islands -- 1.2. Archipelagic Claims and Reasons for their Claims -- 1.2.1. Coastal Archipelagos -- A. Geographical Factors -- B. Economic Factors -- C. Historic Factors -- 1.2.2. Archipelagic States -- A. Geographical Factors -- B. Historical Factors -- C. Economic Factors -- D. Social and Political Factors -- E. Environmental and Ecological Factors -- 1.2.3. Midocean Archipelagos of Continental States -- 1.3. Interests of other States in the Waters of Archipelagos -- 1.3.1. Navigational Interests -- 1.3.2. Interests of Neighbouring States -- 1.4. Conclusion -- Notes -- CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARCHIPELAGIC CONCEPT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW -- 2.0. Introduction -- 2.1. History of the Question of Archipelagos in International Law of the Sea: Pre UNCLOS III -- 2.1.1. State Practice -- A. State Practice Concerning Coastal Archipelagos -- B. State Practice Concerning Midocean Archipelagos of Continental States -- C. State Practice of Archipelagic States -- 2.1.2. The International Court of Justice.

2.1.3. Studies and Proposals by International Bodies and International Law Publicists -- A. Institut de Droit International -- B. International Law Association -- C. American Institute of International Law -- D. Harvard Research in International Law -- E. The Hague Codification Conference of 1930 -- F. International Law Commission -- G. International Law Publicists -- 2.1.4. The First and Second United Nations Conferences on the Law of the Sea -- A. The First Conference, Geneva, 1958 -- B. The Second Conference, Geneva, 1960 -- 2.2. The Question of Archipelagos at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea -- 2.2.1. Archipelagic Proposals in the Seabed Committee -- 2.2.2. The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III) -- 2.3. Conclusion -- Notes -- CHAPTER 3: DEFINITION OF ARCHIPELAGOS AND ARCHIPELAGIC STATES -- 3.0. Introduction -- 3.1. Definition of Archipelagos -- 3.1.1. The Natural Features -- A. A Group of Islands -- B. Parts of Islands -- C. Interconnecting Waters -- D. Other Natural Features -- 3.1.2. Criteria Determining the Cohesiveness of the Features -- A. Geographical Cohesion -- B. Economic Cohesiveness -- C. Political Cohesiveness -- D. Historical Criterion -- 3.2. Coastal Archipelagos -- 3.2.1. Definition -- A. Fringe of Islands -- B. Along the Coast -- C. Immediate Vicinity -- D. Close Link Between the Land and the Sea -- 3.2.2. Straight Baselines -- A. Baselines Should not Depart to any Appreciable Extent from the General Direction of the Coast -- B. Economic Interests Peculiar to the Region Concerned -- C. Low-tide Elevations -- D. Non-exclusion of the Link Between the Territorial Sea of Another State and the High Seas or an Exclusive Economic Zone -- 3.3. Archipelagic States -- 3.3.1. Definition -- 3.3.2. Archipelagic Baselines -- A. General.

B. Rules Governing the Construction of Archipelagic Baselines -- (i) Location of basepoints -- (ii) The inclusion of main islands -- (iii) The requisite water-land ratio -- (iv) Length of baselines -- (v) General configuration of the archipelago -- (vi) Low-tide elevations -- (vii) Non-exclusion of the link between the territorial sea of another state and the high seas or an exclusive economic zone -- (viii) Public notification of baselines -- C. Baseline Options of Archipelagic States -- i. Single baseline system -- ii. Multiple baseline systems -- iii. Non-archipelagic straight baseline system -- 3.4. Midocean Archipelagos of Continental States -- 3.5. Conclusion -- Notes -- CHAPTER 4: THE NATURE, STATUS AND THE REGIME OF ARCHIPELAGIC WATERS -- 4.0. Introduction -- 4.1. Waters of Coastal Archipelagos -- 4.1.1. Juridical Nature -- 4.1.2. Legal Regime -- 4.2. Archipelagic Waters -- 4.2.1. Geographical Limits -- 4.2.2. Juridical Status -- 4.2.3. Regime of Archipelagic Waters -- A. Non-navigational Rights -- i. Existing agreements -- ii. Rights of immediately adjacent neighbouring states -- iii. Existing submarine cables -- B. Navigational Rights -- i. The right of innocent passage -- ii. Archipelagic sea lanes passage -- a. Right of archipelagic sea lanes passage -- b. Establishment of sea lanes and air routes -- c. Non-designation of archipelagic sea lanes -- d. Duties of ships and aircraft during their passage and duties, laws and regulations of the archipelagic state -- e. Differences between archipelagic sea lanes passage and transit passage -- 4.3. Waters of Midocean Archipelagos of Continental States -- 4.4. Conclusion -- Notes -- CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION -- 5.1. Coastal Archipelagos -- 5.2. Midocean Archipelagos of Continental States -- 5.3. Ocean States and the Archipelagic Concept -- Notes -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography.

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