Extension of coastal state jurisdiction in enclosed and semi-enclosed seas: a Mediterranean and Adriatic perspective

In: IMLI studies in international maritime law 4

Abstract

1. The Mediterranean and Adriatic as enclosed or semi-enclosed seas -- 2. Development of the concept of enclosed or semi-enclosed seas at UNCLOS III and its reflection in the contemporary law of the sea -- 3. Extension of coastal State jurisdiction in the Mediterranean : an Adriatic and EU perspective -- 4. Delimitation of maritime boundaries in the (Eastern) Adriatic Sea : border bays, uti possidetis and an enclosed or semi-enclosed sea -- 5. Present and future co-operation of Adriatic states : has Part IX of UNCLOS been implemented in the Adriatic? -- 6. Current state and possible way forward.