Maritime Claims and Boundary Delimitation: Tensions and Trends in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Table of treaties
Table of cases
	1. Permanent Court of International Justice
	2. International Court of Justice
	3. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
	4. Court of Justice of the European Union
	5. European Court of Human Rights
	6. Permanent Court of Arbitration
	7. Domestic Courts
Table of legislation
	Argentina
	Cyprus
	Egypt
	Greece
	Israel
	Lebanon
	New Zealand
	Syria
	Turkey
	United Kingdom
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and acronyms
Introduction
	Note
1. The participation of the Eastern Mediterranean states in the law of the sea conferences
	1 Introduction
	2 International conferences on the law of the sea
		2.1 From the 1930 Hague Conference to the UNCLOS III
		2.2 The East Med states' approach to the LOSC
			Israel
			Turkey
			Egypt
			Greece
		2.3 Core law of the sea issues and the East Med states' positions
			2.3.1 Territorial sea
				Introduction
				The East Med states' positions
				Conclusion
				Contemporary state legislation on the territorial sea
					Greece
					Turkey
					Syria
					Egypt
					Lebanon
					Israel
					Cyprus
			2.3.2 Continental shelf
				Introduction
				The East Med states' positions
				Conclusion
			2.3.3 Exclusive economic zone
				Introduction
				The East Med states' positions
				Conclusion
				Contemporary domestic legislation (continental shelf and EEZ)
					Turkey
					Greece
					Egypt
					Israel
					Syria
					Lebanon
					Cyprus
			2.3.4 Regime of islands
				Introduction
				The East Med states' positions
				Conclusion
			2.3.5 Enclosed and semi-enclosed seas
				Introduction
				The East Med states' positions
				Conclusion
			2.3.6 Maritime boundary delimitation
				Introduction
				The East Med states' positions
				Conclusion
	3 Conclusion
	Notes
2. Contemporary developments with respect to the oil and gas discoveries and maritime delimitation in the Eastern Mediterranean sea
	1 Introduction
	2 The hydrocarbon bonanza and the role of the European Union
		2.1 Overview of the offshore oil and gas activities in the East Med€9
			Israel
			Cyprus
			Syria
			Egypt
			Lebanon
			Turkey
			Greece
		2.2 The role of the European Union
	3 Maritime boundary delimitation and other relevant agreements in the East Med
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 Maritime delimitation law120
		3.3 The background of the maritime delimitation agreements in the East Med
		3.4 The provisions of the EEZ delimitation agreements
		3.5 Egypt‒Cyprus
 agreement on the development of cross-median line hydrocarbon resources (2013)272
	4 Turkey's reaction to the maritime delimitations in the East Med
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 Exchange of letters, the stance of the international community and trilateral meetings
	5 Conclusion
	Notes
3. Maritime claims and unilateral activities in undelimited maritime areas
	1 Introduction
	2 The East Med states' claims and practice under international law
	3 The legal framework governing oil and gas activities in undelimited maritime areas
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 Theoretical background
		3.3 Relevant case law
	4 Hydrocarbon and other activities in undelimited maritime areas in the East Med
		4.1 The maritime area between the Greek islands of the south-eastern Aegean Sea and Cyprus
		4.2 The maritime dispute between Israel and Lebanon
	5 Turkey's claims through the 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus'
		5.1 Introduction: The 'TRNC' regime under international law
		5.2 The continental shelf delimitation between Turkey and the 'TRNC'
		5.3 The 'Barbaros' expeditions
		5.4 Drilling activities performed by Turkey around Cyprus and the Turkey-Libya MoU
	6 Conclusion
	Notes
4. Non-state entities' maritime claims
	1 Introduction
	2 The State of Palestine
		2.1 Introduction
		2.2 Maritime and energy rights of the Palestinian people
	3 The United Kingdom's Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 The legal status of the SBAs under UK, Cyprus, EU and international law
			3.2.1 UK legal order
			3.2.2 Cyprus's legal order
			3.2.3 EU law
			3.2.4 The international law framework
		3.3 The maritime domain off the SBAs
		3.4 The Annan Plan provisions on the SBAs
		3.5 The Mauritius-UK dispute over the Chagos Archipelago
			3.5.1 Introduction
			3.5.2 The Annex VII LOSC arbitration
			3.5.3 The ICJ Advisory Opinion
	4 Conclusion
	Notes
Conclusion
	Notes
Bibliography
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	Articles and papers
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