The role of international custom in maritime boundary delimitation between riparian states
الكلمات المفتاحية:
- Maritime borders. - International law of the sea. - International custom. - Demarcation of maritime borders.الملخص
Abstract: The rules of international maritime law were primarily formed and developed through customary rules, which later evolved into codified texts of custom. Consequently, these codified texts of customary law are binding on all states, whether they have ratified the conventions or not, because the source of obligation lies in the sense of obligation. In contrast, newly created texts that have not yet become customary law only bind the states that have ratified the conventions. Since the late 1940s and early 1950s, with the rapid advancement of deep-sea technology, whether within the Exclusive Economic Zone or beyond it, numerous complex disputes have arisen among coastal and distant states regarding the exploitation of these resources and the delimitation of boundaries, sovereignty, and authorities in many of these areas. As a result, various international agreements did not cover many elements of these new developments, necessitating the use of customary international law to address the deficiencies in resolving crises and disputes concerning the delimitation of maritime boundaries and the exploitation of marine resources.
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