Maritime Border Diplomacy

Download or read book Maritime Border Diplomacy written by Myron H. Nordquist and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maritime Border Diplomacy examines critical issues in international maritime boundary disputes together with the important global role of Indonesia, whose maritime boundaries are imperative to its sovereign status identity. Stressing the seminal importance of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to world order, international experts analyze root causes of boundary disputes including historical claims and competition for natural resources. Issues of preventative diplomacy and activism in maritime affairs are explored, as are legal issues arising in the context of creating zones of cooperation in the oceans. Practical issues in fisheries and environmental management, and the volatile questions involved in the South China Sea, are detailed. The volume concludes with a substantive presentation on dispute resolution mechanisms.