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Examines conflict between Korea and Japan over sea boundaries. Summary in English.

The Arctic has become a political issue. The countries bordering on the Arctic Sea are striving to expand their rights of use in terms of space and content. Expanded continental shelves, complicated sea boundaries, shipping and research rights, and environmental obligations are determined, in the interest of the international community, according to the rules of the United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982. The mechanism for a peaceful resolution exists. The countries that do not border on the Arctic -- including the countries of the European Union -- as well as the International Seabed Authority must defend their rights and obligations in the Arctic Ocean vis-a-vis the regionalisation efforts of the countries that do border on the Arctic Sea. Adapted from the source document.

India and the South China Sea -- A strategic mirror of Chinese hegemony -- The structural intractability of rival claims to sovereignty in the South China Sea -- ASEAN-China diplomatic dissension and India's interests -- Indian strategy and the military dimension of the South China Sea dispute -- The implications for India of great power shifts in priorities -- the positions of Trump and Abe.

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- THE BORDERLANDS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA: -- Illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1-Delineation and Borders in Southeast Asia-James Clad -- The Perfectly Surveyed State -- Dimensions to a Bordered Southeast Asia -- Bordering an Archipel -- Frontier Life -- Tracking the "Disputes Trend" -- Elephants in the Parlor -- The Positive Side of the Ledger -- Southeast Asia "On the Map" -- Chapter 2-Archaeology, National Histories, and National Borders in Southeast Asia-Michael Wood -- Southeast Asia as a Crossroads -- The Influence of India -- Islamization -- The Chinese Footprint -- The European Impact -- Archaeology, Modern Borders, National Histories -- Majapahit -- Borobudur -- Angkor -- Alternate Histories in Waiting -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3-Historical Survey of Borders in Southeast Asia-David Lee -- European Origins of Southeast Asian Borders -- Pre-colonial Southeast Asia -- Imperial Frontiers of Southeast Asia -- Decolonization and the Emergence of Territorially Defined Nation-States -- Regionalism, Globalization, and the Consolidation of Southeast Asian Borders -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4-Borderlands, Terrorism, and Insurgency in Southeast Asia-Zachary Abuza -- Borderlands and Militancy -- The Regional Caliphate: Jemaah Islamiyah -- Insurgency and Terrorism in the Philippines: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Abu Sayyaf Group -- The Insurgency in Southern Thailand: GMIP, BRN-C, and PULO -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5-The Maritime Borderlands: Terrorism, Piracy, Pollution, and Poaching in the South China Sea-David Rosenberg -- The Stakeholders -- Maritime Terrorism -- Piracy: Scope and Trends -- Transboundary Pollution: Lessons of the 1997 Smoke Haze Crisis -- Poaching -- Conclusion.

Intro -- Contents/Sommaire -- Articles -- From Precedent to Precedent: The Triumph of Pragmatism in the Law of Maritime Boundaries -- Sommaire -- L'Affaire du chalutier-usine "La Bretagne" ou les droits de l'État côtier dans sa zone économique exclusive -- Summary -- The Exclusion Zone Device in the Law of Naval Warfare -- Sommaire -- The Nicaragua Case: New Answers to Old Questions -- Sommaire -- La préparation et la présentation des rapports périodiques du Canada en application des traités relatifs aux droits et libertés -- Summary -- Aspects of United Kingdom Treaty Practice with Respect to Newfoundland, 1926-1934 -- Sommaire -- The Management of International Environmental Disputes in the Context of Canada-United States Relations: A Survey and Evaluation of Techniques and Mechanisms -- Sommaire -- Notes and Comments/Notes et commentaries -- Les droits teriitoriaux des Inuit au large des côtes et le droit international -- Summary -- The Libya-Malta Case: Opposite States Confront the Court -- Sommaire -- Privatization: Is International Law Relevant? -- Sommaire -- A Reading of Georges Scelle's Précis de droit des gens -- Sommaire -- Practice/La pratique -- Canadian Practice in International Law during 1985/La pratique canadienne en matière de droit international public en 1985 -- At the Department of External Affairs/Au ministère des Affaires extérieures -- Parliamentary Declarations/Dèclarations parlementaires -- Treaty Action Taken by Canada in 1985/ Mesures prises par le Canada en matière de traités en 1985 -- Cases / La jurisprudence -- Canadian Cases in International Law in 1985/La jurisprudence canadienne en matière de droit international en 1985 -- Book Reviews / Recensions de livres -- Analytical Index / Index analytique -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

This article is an attempt to analyse the positive and negative aspects of the Chinese U-shaped line as well as certain points of interest that are more ambivalent in nature. Positive aspects of the line include the observation that the line is not an attempt by both Taipei and Beijing to absorb international boundaries within a national framework. Negative aspects of the line include the burden it creates on the Chinese navy. It also addresses questions such as the nature of the relationship between the U-shaped line and Chinese Communist Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), arguing that the non-contradictory relationship must be seen as a form of double insurance that both Taipei and Beijing are investing in. (Contemp Southeast Asia/DÜI)

Component: 1.3.1 Conceptual methodology Sub-component: 1.3.1.5 Most appropriate geographical scale for MSP at national scale The scale issue is particularly of concern for the MSP directive implementation process and its transboundary issues: What is the most appropriate scale for their MSP plans? Do they have to define different plans based on different geographical scales? If so, what would be their articulation? If not, for instance, is it enough to carry out the plan at national or marine basin scale with some focus areas? Moreover, what would be the plan boundaries once the scale is defined? If this step is not well conducted in a MSP process, it could lead to the failure of the plan, as a consequence of a mismatch between ecological scale and social/management scale (Cumming et al., 2006) and respective boundaries. For instance, the management boundaries often match administrative boundaries (for political purposes), which do not generally correspond to the boundaries of a single ecosystem. Indeed, an administrative region often encompasses multiple ecosystems, of different sizes and sometimes only some parts of an ecosystem. Besides, analysing phenomena whether environmental or socio-economic only within the administrative boundaries could lead to misunderstanding of these phenomena in as much as the latter could be broader. The literature review conducted during the SIMWESTMED project highlighted some general principles to bear in mind to ensure that the most appropriate geographical scale is used to maximise the efficiency of a plan. ; This report/document was produced as part of the SIMWESTMED Project (Grant Agreement N0. EASME/EMFF/2015/1.2.1.3/02/SI2.742101). PROJECT: Supporting Implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in the Western Mediterranean region (SIMWESTMED) Competition for maritime space – for renewable energy equipment, aquaculture and other uses – has highlighted the need to manage our waters more coherently. Maritime spatial planning (MSP) works across borders and sectors to ensure ...

Preliminary Material -- Introduction /Sherry P. Broder -- Chapter 1. Judge Choon-Ho Park, The Law of the Sea Institute, and Modern Scholarship in Ocean Law /Harry N. Scheiber -- Chapter 2. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea /José Luís Jesus -- Chapter 3. The Romania-Ukraine Decision and Its Effect on East Asian Maritime Delimitations /Jon M. Van Dyke† -- Chapter 4. Article 121(3) of the Law of the Sea Convention and the Disputed Offshore Islands in East Asia: A Tribute to Judge Choon-Ho Park /Yann-huei Song -- Chapter 5. The Baltic Sea Region An Area of Interdependence of Baltic States /Stanislaw Pawlak -- Chapter 6. The Arctic and the Modern Law of the Sea /Helmut Tuerk -- Chapter 7. Le Juge et La Delimitation Maritime : Mode D'emploi /Tafsir Malick Ndiaye -- Chapter 8. The International Legal Framework and the State Activities Regarding the Continental Shelf Beyond 200-n. Miles in and Adjacent to the East and South China Seas /Ted L. McDorman -- Chapter 9. Recent Continental Shelf Submission by Countries in East Asia and Third Party Notifications /Michael Sheng-ti Gau -- Chapter 10. Japan's Claim to Extended Limits of the Continental Shelf /Miyoshi Masahiro -- Chapter 11. The Contribution of Trinidad and Tobago in the Development of the Regime of the Continental Shelf /Anthony A. Lucky -- Chapter 12. The Jurisdiction and Procedure of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: An Overview /Hugo Caminos -- Chapter 13. Ad Hoc Chambers /Rüdiger Wolfrum -- Chapter 14. The International Dynamics of the Controversy over Military Activities in the EEZ /Peter A. Dutton -- Chapter 15. The "Case" of USNS Impeccable versus 5 Chinese Ships: A Close Examination of the Facts, the Evidence, and the Law /Jonathan G. Odom -- Chapter 16. Maritime Piracy: How Can International Law and Policy Help Address this Growing Global Menace? /Ved P. Nanda -- Chapter 17. New Approaches to Protecting Shipping from Piracy and Terrorism /Masahiro Akiyama -- Chapter 18. An Analysis of the Goals and Achievements of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission from China's Perspective /Xu Liuxiong and Liu Xiaobing -- Chapter 19. Protecting and Perpetuating Papahānaumokuākea: Involvement of Native Hawaiians in Governance of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument /Heidi Kai Guth -- Chapter 20. Indigenous Values and the Law of the Sea /Williamson B. C. Chang -- Chapter 21. Native American Tribal Treaty Rights and Fisheries Co-Management in the U.S. Pacific Northwest /Craig Bowhay -- Chapter 22. International Treaties and U.S. Laws as Tools to Regulate the Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships and Ports /Richard Hildreth and Alison Torbitt -- Chapter 23. UNCLOS and the Growing Use of Electronic Tagged Marine Animals as Autonomous Ocean Profilers /Richard McLaughlin -- Chapter 24. Existing Legal Frameworks Relevant to Marine Genetic Resources /Byung-Il Kim and Seokwoo Lee -- Index.

Vessels : routes, size, and frequency -- Sailors : border crossers and region makers -- Maritime Indians, cosmopolitan Indians -- -- Turning south before swinging east -- Simón Bolívar's Caribbean adventures -- An Andean-Atlantic nation -- Conclusion: Of alternative geographies and plausible futures.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- 1. The Archaeology of Medieval Islamic Frontiers: An Introduction -- Part I. The Western Frontiers: The Maghrib and The Mediterranean Sea -- 2. Ibāḍī Boundaries and Defense in the Jabal Nafūsa (Libya) -- 3. Guarding a Well-Ordered Space on a Mediterranean Island -- 4. Conceptualizing the Islamic-Byzantine Maritime Frontier -- Part II. The Southern Frontiers: Egypt and Nubia -- 5. Monetization across the Nubian Border: A Hypothetical Model -- 6. The Land of Ṭarī' and Some New Thoughts on Its Location -- Part III. The Eastern Frontiers: The Caucasus and Central Asia -- 7. Overlapping Social and Political Boundaries: Borders of the Sasanian Empire and the Muslim Caliphate in the Caucasus -- 8. Buddhism on the Shores of the Black Sea: The North Caucasus Frontier between the Muslims, Byzantines, and Khazars -- 9. Making Worlds at the Edge of Everywhere: Politics of Place in Medieval Armenia -- About the Authors -- Index.

A number of countries bordering on the northern polar sea have claimed exclusive rights to mining raw materials in the central Arctic. The United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea determines which preconditions have to be fulfilled so that these claims are justified. If a coastal state wants to exercise sovereign rights over the continental shelf beyond 200 sea miles, it must provide bathymetric, geodesic, geophysical, and geological data showing that the natural extension of its territory stretches beyond this legally determined boundary. Russia has failed in an appeal to the Commission on the limits of the Continental Shelf, but is preparing a new appeal with better technical documentation. Adapted from the source document.

Tese de doutoramento, Ciências do Mar, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, 2011 ; Transboundary networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) can assist states in meeting MPA coverage targets set internationally. However, their complexity requires a careful examination of the requirements of cooperation between states for the conservation of shared natural resources, as well as an interdisciplinary approach given the nature of the problem. A theoretical framework based on environmental governance was developed to guide this case study in two selected border regions of coastal East Africa. The findings suggest that transboundary MPAs are not always the most appropriate tool for marine conservation of coral reefs and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Moçambique. Tanzania and Mozambique-South Africa transboundary coastal regions. The three states have modern MPA governance frameworks, but these have important insufficiencies that would need to be addressed in the creation of transboundary MPAs. International environmental law provides an important legal foundation for the creation and management of transboundary MPAs, but a sub-regional approach may be more appropriate for cooperation. A regime exists between Mozambique and South Africa for transboundary MPA-making, but one is lacking between Mozambique and Tanzania, given the former state's interest in hydrocarbon production overriding marine conservation concerns. Nevertheless, five options for cooperation in marine conservation are suggested, depicting an increasing degree of political commitment between the three states. MPA networks may be created to include community-based MPAs, making institutional interplay a potentially critical determinant of MPA success. However, its costs need also to be considered. Finally, it was found that the lack of delimited maritime boundaries between states does not necessarily hinder the creation of a transboundary MPA, particularly if there are no salient boundary issues at stake. States considering engaging in the ...