Political Boundaries and the Law of the Sea

What is a boundary?

• A physical barrier that separates one state from another

• A cultural difference between two states

• An invisible line that separates one state from another

• A dispute over the ownership of land

What are boundaries often based on?

• Cultural differences

• Physical terrain

• Political and economic differences

• All of the above

What are definitional boundary disputes?

• Disputes over the interpretation of the original boundary documents

• Disputes over the location of the boundary

• Disputes over the use of resources on the boundary

• Disputes over how to handle major issues with the boundary

What are locational boundary disputes?

• Disputes over the interpretation of the original boundary documents

• Disputes over the location of the boundary

• Disputes over how to handle major issues with the boundary

• Disputes over the use of resources on the boundary

What are operational boundary disputes?

• Disputes over how to handle major issues with the boundary

• Disputes over the interpretation of the original boundary documents

• Disputes over the location of the boundary

• Disputes over the use of resources on the boundary

What are allocational boundary disputes?

• Disputes over the interpretation of the original boundary documents

• Disputes over how to handle major issues with the boundary

• Disputes over the location of the boundary

• Disputes over the use of resources on the boundary

What is the United Nations convention on the law of the sea?

• A conference to better understand how to deal with boundary disputes in the sea

• A convention to allocate natural resources in the sea

• A set of laws regulating passage of ships

• A conference to resolve boundary disputes in the sea

What is the territorial waters zone?

• The area beyond 200 nautical miles from the shore

• The area within 12 nautical miles from the shore

• The area between 24 and 200 nautical miles from the shore

• The area between 12 and 24 nautical miles from the shore

What is the contiguous zone?

• The area between 12 and 24 nautical miles from the shore

• The area between 24 and 200 nautical miles from the shore

• The area within 12 nautical miles from the shore

• The area beyond 200 nautical miles from the shore

What is the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)?

• The area within 12 nautical miles from the shore

• The area beyond 200 nautical miles from the shore

• The area between 12 and 24 nautical miles from the shore

• The area between 24 and 200 nautical miles from the shore