Evaluation of the Concepts of Relevant Coasts and Relevant Area in the Process of Maritime Delimitation of Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf

Year 2023, Volume: 27 Issue: 2, 167 - 216, 26.12.2023

Berkant Akkuş

https://doi.org/10.60002/ebyuhfd.1356941

Abstract

There is ambiguity over the use of the concepts of relevant area and relevant coasts in maritime delimitation by the International Court of Justice and Arbitral Tribunals. In order to achieve a transparent, equitable and predictable outcome in the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, it should be clarified which criteria are needed in order to determine the relevant area and the relevant coasts. This article will examine case law involving the process of determining the relevant area and the relevant coasts. Different approaches in the case law will be analyzed and the concepts of frontal and radial projection, potential entitlement, and seaward extension will be examined from a critical perspective. The law of maritime delimitation does not consist of a clear set of legal rules. Therefore, this article will assess what can be done to ensure that the approach to determining the relevant coasts and area does not lead to excessive judicial subjectivity in the decision-making process.

Keywords

The Equitable Principle, Delimitation of Maritime Areas, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone, Relevant Coasts, Relevant Area, Law of the Sea

Münhasır Ekonomik Bölge ve Kıta Sahanlığının Deniz Sınırlandırması Sürecinde İlgili Kıyılar ve İlgili Alan Kavramlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Uluslararası Adalet Divanı ve Hakemlik Mahkemeleri tarafından deniz alanlarının sınırlandırılmasında ilgili alan ve ilgili kıyılar kavramlarının kullanımı konusunda bir belirsizlik hakimdir. Münhasır ekonomik bölgenin ve kıta sahanlığının sınırlandırılması sürecinde şeffaf, hakkaniyete uygun, öngörülebilir bir sonuca ulaşmak için ilgili alan ve ilgili kıyıların belirlenmesinde hangi kriterlere ihtiyaç duyulduğu netleştirilmelidir. Bu makale, ilgili alan ve ilgili kıyıların belirlenmesi sürecini içeren içtihatları inceleyecektir. İçtihatlardaki farklı yaklaşımlar analiz edilerek, eleştirel bir bakış açısıyla ön ve yarıçapsal iz düşüm, potansiyel hak sahiplikleri, denize doğru uzanma kavramları incelenecektir. Deniz yetki alanlarının sınırlandırılması hukuku, açık ve net bir dizi hukuk kuralından oluşmamaktadır. Bu yüzden, ilgili kıyıların ve alanın belirlenmesine yönelik yaklaşımın karar alma sürecinde aşırı bir yargısal öznelliğe yol açmaması için neler yapılabileceği bu makalede değerlendirilecektir.

Keywords

Hakkani̇yet İlkesi̇, Deniz Alanlarının Sınırlandırılması, Kıta Sahanlığı, Münhasır Ekonomik Bölge, İlgili Kıyılar, İlgili Alan, Deniz Hukuku

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