The Maritime Political Boundaries of the World

Authors

Clive H. Schofield, University of WollongongFollow
Victor Prescott

RIS ID

12886

Publication Details

Schofield, C. H. & Prescott, V. (2005). The Maritime Political Boundaries of the World. (2 ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

Additional Publication Information

ISBN: 9004140662

Abstract

Prior to World War II state jurisdiction rarely extended more than three nautical miles [nm] offshore. The delimitation of maritime boundaries between states, confined to scope to such a relatively narrow band of inshore waters, was therefore generally an infrequent and uncontroversial process.