The Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundary Disputes in Areas of... - 9781032346168

The Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundary Disputes in Areas of Hydrocarbon PotentialA Review of Global Hot Spots\nAuthor(s): Vivek Chandra\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032346168, 978-1032346168\nSynopsis\nThe United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS) is hailed as one of the most significant multilateral legal agreements executed in the past few decades. However, its shortcomings are neither trivial nor inconsequential, especially regarding maritime boundary disputes involving hydrocarbon resources. This monograph examines the relationship between UNCLOS and maritime boundaries in five non-polar regions, encompassing almost 90% of global unresolved disputes involving offshore hydrocarbon development. The regions, which include the eastern Mediterranean, the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, northeast Asia, and the South China Sea, were chosen for their oil and gas resources potential and recent military.