It may well however have a broader value and usefulness, as a study of the possibilities of reconciling predictability with flexibility in a particularly difficult context, that will, …, serve as a guide when such a reconciliation is required in other fields of law
- Hugh Thirlway, Principal Legal Secretary, International Court of Justice,
It insightfully depicts almost all the key subjects relating to maritime delimitation, utilising the relevant case law to illustrate the arguments that are made. For those with a deep interest in this topic, it is evident that this book should be included in the list of must-read books dealing with maritime delimitation.
- Ki Beom Lee, Yonsei University, The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
Brief Contents
1. Preliminary Considerations
PART I
THE EVOLUTION OF THE LAW OF MARITIME DELIMITATION: OPPOSITION OF TWO BASIC APPROACHES
2. Law of Maritime Delimitation Prior to the 1958 Geneva Conventions: Emergence of Two Approaches
3. The 1958 Geneva Conventions and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
4. The Methodology of Maritime Delimitation in the Jurisprudence I: Continental Shelf Delimitation
5. The Methodology of Maritime Delimitation in the Jurisprudence II: Single/Coincident Maritime Boundaries
PART II
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE CASE LAW AND STATE PRACTICE
6. Predictability in the Law of Maritime Delimitation: The Applicability of the Equidistance Method at the First Stage of Delimitation
7. Flexibility in the Law of Maritime Delimitation I: Geographical Factors
8. Flexibility in the Law of Maritime Delimitation II: Non-Geographical Factors
PART III
BALANCE BETWEEN PREDICTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY IN THE LAW OF MARITIME DELIMITATION
9. Legal Framework Reconciling Predictability and Flexibility in the Law of Maritime Delimitation
10. General Conclusion
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