Graduations between land and sea: recent developments and emerging clarity?

Authors

Clive Schofield, University of WollongongFollow
Ian Townsend-Gault, University of British ColumbiaFollow

RIS ID

89769

Publication Details

C. Schofield & I. Townsend-Gault (2013). Graduations between land and sea: recent developments and emerging clarity?. Meliá Hanoi Hotel, 12 November.

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East Sea (South China Sea) Studies

Abstract

The Legal Regime of Land Features:

Longstanding legal dictum that 'the land dominates the sea'

Sovereignty over land territory therefore a vital prerequisite for advancing claims to maritime jurisdictionTwo seemingly straightforward questions:

* What is 'land'?

* Where does the land end and the sea begin?