Delineating Maritime Boundaries: The 1977-78 Canada-U. S. Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf Delimitation Boundary Negotiations
In August 1977, Canada and the United States commenced negotiations for the purposes of resolving four outstanding maritime boundary disputes: the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank area; seaward of the Strait of Juan de Fuca; the Dixon Entrance; and, the Beaufort Sea continental shelf and water column. The...
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crunivtoronpr:10.3138/cras-025-02-03 2024-05-19T07:38:13+00:00 Delineating Maritime Boundaries: The 1977-78 Canada-U. S. Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf Delimitation Boundary Negotiations Kirkey, Christopher 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cras-025-02-03 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/CRAS-025-02-03 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Canadian Review of American Studies volume 25, issue 2, page 49-66 ISSN 0007-7720 1710-114X journal-article 1995 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.3138/cras-025-02-03 2024-04-25T08:25:23Z In August 1977, Canada and the United States commenced negotiations for the purposes of resolving four outstanding maritime boundary disputes: the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank area; seaward of the Strait of Juan de Fuca; the Dixon Entrance; and, the Beaufort Sea continental shelf and water column. The purpose of this paper is to examine the negotiations and related outcome involving the final case, that of the Beaufort Sea maritime boundary. Specifically, the following questions will be examined: what were the respective national interests and negotiating objectives of both parties?; were these objectives fulfilled?; how did the negotiation process evolve?; and, what variables account for the outcome reached? It is necessary at the outset, however, to first explain what prompted Canada and the United States to begin negotiations in 1977 over this issue. Article in Journal/Newspaper Beaufort Sea University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press) Canadian Review of American Studies 25 2 49 66 |
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In August 1977, Canada and the United States commenced negotiations for the purposes of resolving four outstanding maritime boundary disputes: the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank area; seaward of the Strait of Juan de Fuca; the Dixon Entrance; and, the Beaufort Sea continental shelf and water column. The purpose of this paper is to examine the negotiations and related outcome involving the final case, that of the Beaufort Sea maritime boundary. Specifically, the following questions will be examined: what were the respective national interests and negotiating objectives of both parties?; were these objectives fulfilled?; how did the negotiation process evolve?; and, what variables account for the outcome reached? It is necessary at the outset, however, to first explain what prompted Canada and the United States to begin negotiations in 1977 over this issue. |
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Delineating Maritime Boundaries: The 1977-78 Canada-U. S. Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf Delimitation Boundary Negotiations |
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Delineating Maritime Boundaries: The 1977-78 Canada-U. S. Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf Delimitation Boundary Negotiations |
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Delineating Maritime Boundaries: The 1977-78 Canada-U. S. Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf Delimitation Boundary Negotiations |
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Delineating Maritime Boundaries: The 1977-78 Canada-U. S. Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf Delimitation Boundary Negotiations |
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Delineating Maritime Boundaries: The 1977-78 Canada-U. S. Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf Delimitation Boundary Negotiations |
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delineating maritime boundaries: the 1977-78 canada-u. s. beaufort sea continental shelf delimitation boundary negotiations |
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