Sovereignty over Land and Sea in the Arctic Area

Abstract

The paper reviews the claims over land and waters in the Arctic area. While almost all the disputes over land have today been settled, several questions relating to law of the sea are still pending. They regard straight baselines, navigation in ice-covered areas, transit through international straits, the outer limit of the continental shelf beyond 200 n.m. and delimitation of the exclusive economic zone between opposite or adjacent States.

Keywords

• straight baselines
• navigation in ice-covered areas
• transit passage in international straits
• external limit of the continental shelf
• exclusive economic zone