Legal Regime of the bottom of the Arctic Ocean according to Customary International Law

Abstract

The Legal Regime of the Arctic Ocean is considered in the context of applicable customary rules of International Law relating to delimitation of the Arctic shelf. Such terms of International Law as «delimitation» and «delineation» of the continental shelf are compared. The current position of the Russian Federation relating to the boundaries of its continental shelf is analyzed and the necessity of its correction is asserted.

Keywords

• дно северного ледовитого океана
• обычные нормы международного права
• отграничение и делимитация континенталь- ного шельфа
• секторальный метод
• bottom of the arctic ocean
• customary rules of international law
• delimitation» and «delineation» of the continental shelf
• sector lines