ANNOUNCEMENT
To facilitate the negotiating process to which States with adjacent or
opposite coasts will have to resort in case of overlapping claims, the
Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, United Nations Office of
Legal Affairs, prepared a Handbook on the delimitation of maritime
boundaries (Handbook on the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries, United
Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.V.2.) The Handbook covers legal,
technical and practical information deemed essential in negotiating
maritime boundary delimitation between coastal States. It also contains
information concerning the peaceful settlement of disputes in case the
negotiations are unsuccessful. The Handbook consists of seven chapters and
nine annexes, as follows:
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| CHAPTER 1. MARITIME ZONES SUBJECT TO BOUNDARY DELIMITATION |
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| CHAPTER 2. NORMS AND RULES APPLICABLE TO MARITIME BOUNDARY |
| DELIMITATION |
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| CHAPTER 3. FACTORS EXERTING AN INFLUENCE ON MARITIME BOUNDARY |
| DELIMITATION |
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| CHAPTER 4. METHODS APPLICABLE TO MARITIME BOUNDARY |
| DELIMITATION: |
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| CHAPTER 5. PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS |
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| CHAPTER 6. NEGOTIATING AND DRAFTING THE AGREEMENT |
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| CHAPTER 7. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES |
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| ANNEX I. RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS |
| CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA OF 10 DECEMBER 1982 AND |
| OF THE 1958 GENEVA CONVENTIONS |
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| ANNEX II. UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION |
| 53/101 - PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR INTERNATIONAL |
| NEGOTIATIONS |
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| ANNEX III. LIST OF MARITIME BOUNDARY AGREEMENTS REFERRED |
| TO IN THE HANDBOOK |
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| ANNEX IV. CASES ADJUDICATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF |
| JUSTICE OR BY AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL |
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| ANNEX V. TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY |
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| ANNEX VI. EXAMPLES OF CLAUSES IN MARITIME BOUNDARY |
| DELIMITATION AGREEMENTS |
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| ANNEX VII. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MARITIME BOUNDARY |
| DELIMITATION |
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| ANNEX VIII. REFERENCE MATERIAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS |
| DIVISION FOR OCEAN AFFAIRS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA |
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| ANNEX IX. MEMBERS OF THE GROUP OF EXPERTS ON MARITIME |
| BOUNDARY DELIMITATION, WHICH MET AT UNITED NATIONS |
| HEADQUARTERS FROM 7 TO 9 APRIL 1999 |
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The Handbook*, which should cost $ 20.00, should be available soon through
the United Nations Publications site:
http://www.un.org/Pubs/sales.htm
Information on how to order, appears on:
http://www.un.org/Pubs/whatsnew/orderfrm.htm
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*Handbook on the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries, United Nations
publication, Sales No. E.01.V.2.
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