Maritime Boundary Delimitation: The Case Law

Offers a comprehensive and systematical review of the case law on maritime delimitation, identifying various inconsistencies.

Maritime Boundary Delimitation: The Case Law provides an in-depth understanding of the delimitation of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone, and will assist practitioners in determining what to expect from third party settlement of delimitation disputes.The law of maritime delimitation has been mostly developed through the case law of the International Court of Justice and other tribunals. In the past decade there have been a number of cases that raise questions about the consistency and predictability of the jurisprudence concerning this sub-field of international law. This book investigates these questions through a systematical review of the case law on the delimitation of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone. Comprehensive coverage allows for conclusions to be drawn about the case law's approach to the applicable law and its application to the individual case. Maritime Boundary Delimitation: The Case Law will appeal to scholars of international dispute settlement as well as practitioners and academics interested in the law concerning the delimitation of maritime boundaries.