Defining the outer limits of the continental shelf across the arctic basin: the Russian submission, states' rights, boundary delimitation and arctic regional cooperation
The Russian submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)provides an excellent example of the difficulty faced by Arctic states in relation to their rightsand claims as coastal states. The geology and geography of the Arctic submarine environmentare complex and poorly un...
| Published in: | The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Martinus Nijhoff
2009
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| Online Access: | http://www.brill.nl/ https://doi.org/10.1163/157180809X455629 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/62597 |
| Summary: | The Russian submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)provides an excellent example of the difficulty faced by Arctic states in relation to their rightsand claims as coastal states. The geology and geography of the Arctic submarine environmentare complex and poorly understood. Political maritime boundaries for this semi-enclosed seaare incomplete. The agreed boundaries do not take into consideration the full potential of thelegal continental shelves. Viewed against continental shelf issues, possible maritime boundarydelimitations and the rights of states to engage in regional initiatives, it is apparent that theRussian submission has not prejudiced the rights of other states. Although the two functionsare inherently related, the ability to delimit boundaries with adjacent and opposite statesremains separate from the process undertaken by the CLCS. |
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