The Tunisia-Libya Continental Shelf Case: Geographic Justice or Judicial Compromise?

Feldman, Mark B.

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“…The whole area between Tunisia, Libya, Malta and Italy is disputed among these states and the International Court of Justice was involved in the decisions on the delimitation of the continental shelf boundary between Tunisia and Libya and between Libya and Malta (Brown 1983, pp. 142-162;Feldman 1983). The importance of the disputed area lies in its oil potential.…”

Section: Maritime Conflictsmentioning

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Cooperation and conflicts in maritime issues in the Mediterranean basin

Kliot

1989

GeoJournal

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Section: Maritime Conflictsmentioning

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Cooperation and conflicts in maritime issues in the Mediterranean basin

Kliot

1989

GeoJournal

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“…1982. The decision of the court has been fully discussed in a number of publications, notably by Feldman (1983), Dunning (1983), and Charney (1984). Libya had argued for a line roughly due north from the land boundary, while Tunisia had claimed a boundary line at about 45° as reflecting the configuration of the coast.…”

Section: Offshore Boundariesmentioning

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Political Geography in the Literature on Libya 1969–1989

Blake

1989

Libyan stud.

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Political geography can be taken to include the geographical analysis of formal political territories of all kinds, and an interest in political spheres of influence. Thus defined, Libya must have provided an almost unparalleled range of topics for study in the past 20 years. Internal administrative districts have been changed three times. The international boundaries of the state have been the subject of debate and dispute. In 1975 Libya occupied a large tract of northern Chad and became heavily involved in the Chadian civil war in 1980. Maritime boundary delimitation began in the 1980s and Libyan claims to historic water status for the Gulf of Sirte were disputed by the United States. At least eight attempts at political mergers with other states have been made by Colonel Qadhafi, while other Libyan foreign policy adventures have been widespread, especially in Africa. In the face of this plethora of geopolitical activity it is disappointing to report that the political geography of Libya has not received the attention it deserves from scholars in Britain or elsewhere. Only in one area of study — international boundaries — is the literature reasonably plentiful, and of a high calibre (detailed bibliographies in Alawar 1983; Lawless 1987). While this emphasis may be justified on the grounds that Libya's boundaries are major potential ‘flashpoints’ (Copson 1982) it leaves a great deal of potentially useful geopolitical insights as yet unexplored. No publications have been traced for example on the implications of the changing location of Libya's designated capital city, from Tripoli to Benghazi — Tripoli to Beida to Tripoli and now — conceivably — to Sirte.

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“…He also promised not to sign any treaty which did not manifestly enjoy public support (Area and Nieschulz de Stockhausen, 1984: 33-34). During the ensuing public debates, some Venezuelans issued communiques asserting what was to become known as the "Costa Seca" thesis, whereby Colombia possessed no legal waters whatsoever within the Gulf, or even along its own Guajira Peninsula (Nacional, 1980f;1980g;1980h;1980i , 1985: 961), but also set crucial legal precedents for any possible future litigation of the Gulf issue (Conforti, 1986;Feldman, 1983;ICJ, 1984ICJ, , 1985. Many relevant technical legal points have been clarified; nonetheless, there remain differences of interpretation of key matters by Colombia and Venezuela.…”

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Realism and Internationalism in the Gulf of Venezuela

George¹

1988

Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs

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The Tunisia-Libya Continental Shelf Case: Geographic Justice or Judicial Compromise?

Abstract: The result of the application of equitable principles must be equitable. … It is … the result which is predominant; the principles are subordinate to the goal.

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Cooperation and conflicts in maritime issues in the Mediterranean basin

Cooperation and conflicts in maritime issues in the Mediterranean basin

Political Geography in the Literature on Libya 1969–1989

Realism and Internationalism in the Gulf of Venezuela

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