Sea Boundary Delimitation Between States Before World War II
- 1 July 1982
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Journal of International Law
- Vol. 76 (3) , 555-588
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2200786
Abstract
Despite the increasing significance of customary law in the delimitation of sea boundaries between states, the principles that evolved during the three centuries prior to World War II have generally been ignored. Although a comprehensive study in this field is needed, the studies that exist begin either with the Truman Proclamation of 1945 or the discussions of the International Law Commission in the early 1950’s. The Commission itself declared that there was no law on the matter and attempted to legislate rules in the interest of the progressive development of international law. This hasty and ambitious attempt left a gap between the conventional law and customary law, which later resulted in many disputes.Keywords
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