To the Issue of Status of Okhotsk Sea and Pechora Sea

In the Soviet period the areas of seabed in the Okhotsk Sea and in the Pechora Sea were considered in doctrine as the seabed of the USSR’s historic waters. The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources has got different view and regards the above mentioned areas as continental shelf. This means that the...

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Published in:Moscow Journal of International Law
Main Author: Gennady M. Melkov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 2014
Subjects:
исторические воды
арктический шельф
статус арктики
охотское море
печорское море
historic waters
arctic shelf
status of the arctic
okhotsk sea
pechora sea
Law of nations
KZ2-6785
Comparative law. International uniform law
K520-5582
Arctic
Okhotsk
Pechora
Pechora Sea
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24833/0869-0049-2014-4-40-55
https://doaj.org/article/6846517bb17843c191a0328cfc0dc2c8
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Summary:In the Soviet period the areas of seabed in the Okhotsk Sea and in the Pechora Sea were considered in doctrine as the seabed of the USSR’s historic waters. The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources has got different view and regards the above mentioned areas as continental shelf. This means that the status of the areas is less strong than in the Soviet period: instead of claiming sovereignty Russia claims only rights to natural resources. This article addresses the validity of such change of view with reference to the other cessions of continental shelf compared to the position of the Russian Empire and the USSR.

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