Oil and gas legal problems, 1968 2 international lawyer 191. International law case studies 1 flashcards quizlet. North sea continental shelf cases federal republic of germany v. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The companies were asked to provide their decommissioning activity forecasts on the norwegian continental shelf for the period 2015 to 2024. Federal republic of gerrnetherlands continental shelf areas in. The international court of justice addressed the case concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf between greece and turkey on 19 december 1978. Christensen4 1department of earth and planetary sciences, rutgers university, piscataway, nj 08854, usa 2new jersey geological survey, po box 427. North sea continental shelf cases summary public international. During the negotiations of the aforementioned agreement the icelandic government advanced the view that iceland was entitled to a continental shelf area extending beyond the 200mile economic zone. Constance north sea continental shelf cases1 public international. The parties involved in the disputes were denmark, germany and the netherlands and were in relation to the delimitation or creation. The court described the process by which a treaty rule may become a rule of customary law.
Relationship of multilateral treaties, custom, and international law international court of justice 1969 year 1969 2 0 february general list. Analysis of north sea continental shelf cases federal. Germany b netherlands a denmark c n north sea north sea continental shelf cases negotiated continental shelf boundary equidistant line figure 4 reply of guyana annex r1 expert reports. The rule of law and the united nations convention on the law of the sea global ratification would unite the nations of the world in the most comprehensive and farreaching treaty for protection of the global environment yet achieved, establishing a clear and inexorable link between the. Germany v denmark and the netherlands 1969 icj 1 also known as the north sea continental shelf cases were a series of disputes that came to the international court of justice in 1969. Moreover, in the present case, any such inference would immediately be nullified by the fact that, as soon as concrete delimitations of north sea continental shelf areas began to be carried out, the federal republic, as described earlier paragraphs 9 and 12, at once reserved its position with regard to those delimitations which effected on. Judgments north sea continental shelf federal republic.
Treaty between the kingdom of the netherlands and the. Icj north sea continental shelf cases, separate opinion of judge fouad ammoun, icj rep. Aegean sea continental shelf by mariam alattiya on prezi. Article 1 for the purpose of these articles, the term continental shelf is used as referring a to the seabed andsubsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200. A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water known as a shelf sea. The rule of law and the united nations convention on the. Much of these shelves has been exposed during glacial periods and interglacial periods. In 1969, a series of disputes had come upon the attention of the international court of justice and they had been known as the north sea continental shelf cases. North sea continental shelf cases frg v denmark frg v netherlands, 1969 know facts. Facts foreign minster meet in brussels the turkish claimed that the islands of limnos, chios, samos, lesbos, aghios eustratios, ikaria and kos could not be considered as the continental shelf turkish government had the notion to answer by saying that there are huge marine area. Principles applicable in the delimitation of continental shelf 1. The tunisialibya continental shelf case perceived by the icj, was the existence and position of the kerkennah islands. North sea continental shelf cases federal republic of germanydenmark, federal republic of germanynetherlands i.
New zealands continental shelf and unclos article 76. A summary and case brief of north sea continental shelf cases federal republic of germany v. The main features are greatly influenced by dynamics of the north atlantic subpolar and subtropical gyres, which meet off the grand banks of newfoundland. Marston, geoffrey north sea continental shelf cases 1969.
It would in the first place be necessary that the provisions concerned should, at all events potentially, be of a fundamentally normcreating character such as could be regarded. See also young, offshore claims and problems in the north sea 1965 59 american journal ofinternational law 505. This post discusses only aspects of the case related to treaty and customary international law. The north sea continental shelf cases 1969 provide one of the few instances where the icj has provided a detailed analysis and overview of the existence and. Scharf case western reserve university school of law, michael. Pil lecture 2 sources of international law flashcards. Page 1 national legislation doalosola united nations asdf continental shelf jurisdiction order 1968 no. That the boundaries between their respective areas of the. The shortest distance between iceland and jan mayen is about 290 nautical miles. By the two special agreements respectively concluded between the kingdom of denmark. The continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles 721 the arctic ocean is a semienclosed sea bordered by.
The page references originally appearing in the pleadings. Reply of guyana annex r1 from north sea continental shelf. Federal republic of germanydenmark, federal republic of germanynetherlands. Memorial submitted by the government of the federal republic of germany countermemorial submitted by the government of the kingdom of denmark countermemorial submitted by the government of the kingdom of the netherlands. North sea continental shelf nmea 08 pdf cases 1969 i. On 9 june 1965, the federal republic of germany and denmark. Overview of the case these cases concerned the delimitation of the continental shelf of the north sea as between denmark and the federal republic of germany, and as between the netherlands and the federal republic, and were submitted to the court by special agreement.
Chapter 3 history of continental shelf and slope sedimentation on the us middle atlantic margin kenneth g. Essay on north sea continental shelf case 1506 words. Judgments north sea continental shelf federal republic of germanydenmark links site search document search contact the court. Information on the limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured shall be submitted by the coastal state to the commission on the limits of the continental shelf set up under annex ii on the basis of equitable geographical representation. Delimitation of the continental shelf in the north sea, denmark, germany and netherlands couldnt agree amongst themselves as to. On 20 february 1969 the international court of justice delivered its judgment in the north sea continental shelf cases. Case western reserve university school of law scholarly. Federal republic of germanyinetherlands continerrtal shelf nreas iri the horrli seadelitriitatiori crs betwecn aajacerit. Complete set of summary of international cases and treaties. By the two special agreements respectively concluded between the kingdom of denmark and the federal republic of germany, and between the federal republic and. Germany v denmark and the netherlands 1969 icj 1 were a series of disputes that came to the international court of justice in 1969. The continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the. Exploitation of the german continental shelf of 22 january 1964, reproduced in countermemorial submitted by the government of the kingdom of denmark icj pleadings vol i 157, 244. This being the case, the court does not have to embark, in addition, on an enquiry into the private thoughts of the federal republic, as the netherlands government calls upon.
North sea continental shelf cases federal republic of. The kingdom of the netherlands and the federal republic of germany. Federal republic of germany netherlands international court of justice february 20, 1969 general list. Canada, denmark greenland, norway, the russian federation and the us. Ratification after signature is required to consequently make that party liable to obey the treaty. Pursuit of negotiations during judicial proceedings no impediment to exercise of jurisdictionexistence of legal dispute. Article 76 defines the means by which coastal states establish the extent of their extended continental shelf. Distribution of bottom sediments on the continental shelf, northern bering sea by dean a. Territorial sea, continental shelf and economic zone of june 1, 1979. North sea continental shelf federal republic of germany denmark.
Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. They involved agreements among denmark, germany, and the netherlands regarding the delimitation of areasrich in oil and gasof the continental shelf in the north sea. Case notes australasian legal information institute. The commission on the limits of the continental shelf hereinafter clcs is one of the three institutions created under the 1982 united nations convention on the law of the sea hereinafter the convention. North sea continental shelf cases icj reports, 1969, p. For a custom to become binding as international law, it must amount to a settled practice and must be rendered obligatory by a rule requiring it. Russia, canada, denmark and norway have submitted, or are in the process of submitting, their claims to the relevant united nations body, the commission on the limits of the continental shelf. Icj north sea continental shelf cases, separate opinion of. The shelf surrounding an island is known as an insular shelf the continental margin, between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain, comprises a steep continental slope. Latest developments north sea continental shelf federal.
Nicaragua v usa case analysis presentation duration. Law of the continental shelf and ocean resourcesan overview harrop a. North sea continental shelf case, 1969 positive action of all states are not required only those affected those able to. The north sea continental shelf cases 1969 provide one of the few instances where the icj has provided a detailed analysis and overview of the existence and requirements of customary international law. On 1 december 1964, the federal republic of germany and the netherlands concluded an agreement for the partial delimitation of the boundary near the coast.
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