Indian Ocean maritime claims

Authors

Stuart Kaye, University of Western AustraliaFollow

RIS ID

89236

Publication Details

Kaye, S. (2010). Indian Ocean maritime claims. Journal of the Indian Ocean Region, 6 (1), 113-128.

Abstract

This paper analyses contemporary maritime claims in the Indian Ocean Region. It examines sovereignty disputes around the region, including in the Persian Gulf and Mozambique Channel before moving on to assertions of maritime jurisdiction. These include claims over internal and archipelagic waters, as well as assertions over rights of navigation in territorial waters and beyond to the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The paper concludes with an examination of recent claims over areas of continental shelf beyond the EEZ and issues in relation to maritime boundary-making in the region.