Download or read book Dependent Archipelagos in the Law of the Sea written by Sophia Kopela and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dependent Archipelagos in the Law of the Sea examines the archipelagic concept in international law of the sea with respect to dependent archipelagos, both coastal and outlying. The monograph offers a thorough examination of the regime of straight baselines, and the implications arising from their application to archipelagos. It further analyses the practice of States with regard to the delimitation of the maritime zones of archipelagos, and assesses its value both as an element contributing to the interpretation of the Law of the Sea Convention - especially related to the application of article 7 - and as a factor leading to new developments in international law with an emphasis on customary law.