Islands and their status in international law have become one of the more contentious issues in public international law. However, despite this, there is no contemporary book-length study on the question. This book fills that gap. Written by one of the world’s leading public international lawyers, it offers an authoritative overview of how public international law operates in relation to islands. Key issues such as artificial islands, archipelagos, sovereignty, territorial rights, maritime entitlements, and governance are explored in depth. This will become a classic text in the field of international law.
By:
Donald R Rothwell (Australian National University Australia)
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781509955466
ISBN 10: 1509955461
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 25 January 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1. Islands: Geography and Law I. Introduction II. Islands and Geography III. Islands and Juridical Classification IV. Conclusions 2. Artificial Islands I. Introduction II. Scope and Location of Artificial Islands III. Historical Legal Framework IV. Early State Practice V. LOSC VI. Contemporary State Practice VII. Artificial Islands, Rocks and Land Reclamation VIII. Conclusions 3. Islands and Territoriality I. Introduction II. International Law and Territoriality III. Islands and Territoriality IV. Current State of the Law V. Contemporary Island Territorial Disputes VI. Conclusions 4. Islands, Status and Statehood I. Introduction II. Islands and the International System III. Chapter XI Non-Self-Governing Territories and Chapter XII Trust Territories IV. Current Status of Islands V. Special Regimes VI. Conclusions 5. Archipelagic States I. Archipelagos and International Law II. Early Legal Developments III. UNCLOS I IV. The Indonesian and Philippines Claims V. UNCLOS III VI. The LOSC and Archipelagic States VII. Archipelagic State Entitlements VIII. Conclusions 6. Dependent Archipelagos I. Introduction II. Characterisation III. Baselines IV. Maritime Entitlements V. State Practice VI. Conclusions 7. Islands and Maritime Entitlements I. Introduction II. Baselines III. Historic Waters IV. Bays V. Internal Waters VI. Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone VII. Continental Shelf VIII. Exclusive Economic Zone IX. Conclusions 8. Islands and Maritime Boundaries I. Introduction II. Overview of Maritime Boundary Delimitation III. Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals IV. State Practice V. Impact of Islands on Maritime Boundary Delimitation VI. Conclusions 9. Islands and Human Rights I. Introduction II. Human Rights Treaties and Islands III. Human Rights Issues and Islands IV. Self-Determination V. Small Island Developing States VI. Conclusions 10. Islands and Sea-Level Rise I. Introduction II. Climate Science III. Islands and Artificial Islands IV. Status and Territoriality V. Archipelagic States VI. Maritime Entitlements and Maritime Boundaries VII. Human Rights VIII. Conclusions 11. A Regime of Islands? I. Introduction II. Regimes, Islands and International Law III. Fragments of a Regime of Islands IV. A Future Regime of Islands
Donald R Rothwell is Professor of International Law at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Reviews for Islands and International Law
It has to be said that the production of this book was a commendable achievement, giving a broad and contemporary insight into insular issues in international law, and that overall the book is well researched and produced. * Ocean Yearbook *
