The Frailties of Maps as Evidence in International Law

Making Maritime Boundaries in the Bay of Bengal

“…41 But barring a singular footnote to Chester's scholarship, the conditions prevalent during the making of these maps were not on the minds of the arbitrators when the maps were considered as evidence of international territorial boundaries. 42 Indeed, the governments presented the maps in two vastly different fashions, each claiming that its version was "authentic" and closer to contemporary reality. The Radcliffe sketch, uninterested as it was with maritime boundaries, nevertheless became central to the delimitation process at The Hague.…”