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On March 19, 2009, in Tirana has ended the negotiations and initialed the "Agreement between Greece and Albania on the delimitation of continental shelf and other maritime areas belonging, according to the International Law". This agreement was signed in Tirana, from the two respective Ministers of Foreign Affairs, on April 27, 2009. Since its introduction, the agreement states that "the maritime borders between Albania and Greece, will be determined on the basis of equity distance expressed by the medium line". Merits of the case would require study of the complete file of the agreement, including the texts of the agreement in three languages: English, Greek and English, as well as the maps of the agreement, which has so far has not been made public. Emphasize that Albania has ratified UNCLOS, on June 23, 2003, while Greece on July 21, 1995. This agreement was ratified by the Albanian parliament, but was unapproved by the Albanian Constitutional Court, arguing that conflicted with the Constitution of Albania and the UN Third Convention of the International Law of the Sea of the year 1982. The paper will address the importance of signing this agreement, in the context of historical, economic and geopolitical, as well as losses or profits caused by its unapproval. DOI:10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n3p143

Geographical overview of China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea -- Chinese historical records of the South China Sea -- Shitang and Changsha within China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea -- South China Sea in the measurements of the Four Seas of the Yuan Dynasty -- Why are Hoang Sa and Truong Sa of Vietnam not Xisha and Nansha of China : some evidence from historical sources -- China's development and administration of Xisha and Nansha Islands -- China's dotted line in the South China Sea : its background and ramifications -- Legal status of the dotted line in the South China Sea : historic waters, territory boundary line or an island ownership line? -- A critical review of research on the legal status of the dotted line in the South China Sea -- China's struggle for sovereignty over Xisha and Nansha Islands before and after the Second Sino-Japanese War -- China's dispute with the Philippines over the Nansha Islands : perspective of international law -- Sino-French border demarcation disputes and maritime boundary delimitation in the Gulf of Tonkin -- UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the South China Sea disputes -- Latest developments in the South China Sea and China's responses -- Current situation in the South China Sea and Vietnamese policy.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Geographical overview of China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea -- Part II Chinese historical records of the South China Sea -- 2 The South China Sea in Song-Yuan-Ming-Qing China -- 3 Shitang and Changsha within China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea -- 4 South China Sea in the Measurements of the Four Seas of the Yuan Dynasty -- 5 Why are Hoang Sa and Truong Sa of Vietnam not Xisha and Nansha of China? some evidence from historical sources -- 6 China's development and administration of Xisha and Nansha Islands -- Part III Controversy over the dotted line -- 7 China's dotted line in the South China Sea: its background and ramifications -- 8 Legal status of the dotted line in the South China Sea: historic waters, territory boundary line or an Island ownership line? -- 9 A critical review of research on the legal status of the dotted line in the South China Sea -- Part IV Mixed reactions to new developments in contested waters -- 10 China's struggle for sovereignty over Xisha and Nansha Islands before and after the Second Sino-Japanese War -- 11 China's dispute with the Philippines over the Nansha Islands: an international law perspective -- 12 Sino-French border demarcation disputes and maritime boundary delimitation in the Gulf of Tonkin -- 13 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the South China Sea disputes -- 14 Latest developments in the South China Sea and China's responses -- 15 Current situation in the South China Sea and Vietnamese policy -- Index.

The Arctic region has been the focus of considerable attention in recent years, often concerned with maritime claims and an alleged race for the region's resources. Against this narrative, the article focuses on the practices of Canada and the Russian Federation with respect to their maritime jurisdictional claims and the delimitation of maritime boundaries with their Arctic neighbours. The article provides an overview of the Arctic region and the international law of the sea with an emphasis on the baselines and maritime claims of the Arctic coastal states. Discussion then turns to the maritime boundary agreements that have been concluded in the Arctic region before overlapping claims to areas of continental shelf underlying the central part of the Arctic Ocean are appraised. The article concludes that Canada and the Russian Federation have enjoyed considerable success in resolving overlapping maritime claims and their pragmatic and innovative approaches coupled with existing regional cooperation bode well for finding peaceful solutions to Arctic Ocean governance challenges in the future.