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Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Maps -- Chapter 1 General Issues Relating to Definitions of Historic Rights and Historic Waters -- Chapter 2 Differences between Historic Rights and Historic Waters -- Chapter 3 Additional Definitional Problems Relating to Historic Maritime Claims -- Historic Title, 'Traditional' Rights: 'Quasi-Territorial' Rights and 'Exclusive' Historic Rights -- Chapter 4 Do Historic Rights/Waters Only Comprise Exceptional Claims? -- Chapter 5 The Inter-relationship of the Doctrine ofHistoric Rights with the Regime of the LOSC -- and the Impact of the LOSC on the Doctrine of Historic Rights in the Narrow Sense as Discussed in Philippines v China -- Chapter 6 The Types of Waters to Which Historic Claims May Be Made -- Chapter 7 The Regime of Historic Waters in the Case of Bays, Coastal and Oceanic Archipelagoes, Straits and Territorial Seas -- Chapter 8 Historic Rights and Delimitation of Maritime Zones -- Chapter 9 A Possible Rationale of Historic Rights Based on Prescription -- Chapter 10 An Example from the Past of an Excessive Claim and Adverse International Reaction: The Russian Ukase of 1821 concerning Waters off Alaska -- Chapter 11 Possible International Origins of Historic Claims to Waters: International Judicial Decisions, Proceedings before International Tribunals, and Treaties -- Chapter 12 Problems as to When and Whether an Alleged Historic Claim Has Been Made -- Chapter 13 The International Legal Requirements for Historic Waters and Rights -- Chapter 14 Exercise of Authority: The Need for a Formal and Official Claim -- Chapter 15 The Official Claim Must Be Clear and Consistent -- Chapter 16 The Necessity for Publicity of Historic Claim: Publication/Notification of the Claim toOther States -- Chapter 17 The Need for Continuity of Historic Claim and for Satisfaction of the Time Factor.

General issues relating to historic waters -- The types of waters to which historic claims may be made -- The regime of historic waters in the case of Bays/Coastal Archipelagoes -- Historic rights and delimitation of maritime zones -- Problems on exceptional title, 'Ancient Rights' and burden of proof -- An example from the past of an excessive claim and adverse internation reaction : the Russian Ukase of 1821 concerning water off Alaska -- Possible international origins of history claims to waters : international judicial decisions, proceedings before international tribunals and treaties -- Problems as to when and whether an alleged historic claim has been made Eo Nonine -- The international legal requirements for historic waters/bays -- Exercise of authority : the need for a formal, clear and consistent claim -- The necessity for publicity of historic claim : publication/notification of the claim to other States.