Legal Regime of the bottom of the Arctic Ocean according to Customary International Law

The Legal Regime of the Arctic Ocean is considered in the context of applicable customary rules of International Law relating to delimitation of the Arctic shelf. Such terms of International Law as «delimitation» and «delineation» of the continental shelf are compared. The current position of the Ru...

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Published in:Moscow Journal of International Law
Main Author: Ivan S. Peschurov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 2014
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24833/0869-0049-2014-3-145-170
https://doaj.org/article/d45042d544324399bab691978eb15cd6
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Summary:The Legal Regime of the Arctic Ocean is considered in the context of applicable customary rules of International Law relating to delimitation of the Arctic shelf. Such terms of International Law as «delimitation» and «delineation» of the continental shelf are compared. The current position of the Russian Federation relating to the boundaries of its continental shelf is analyzed and the necessity of its correction is asserted.