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1 The Continental Shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone Delimitation and Legal Regime Le plateau Continental et la zone economique exclusive Delimitation et regime juridique edited by / sous la direction de DONAT PHARAND Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Ottawa, Canada Professeur de droit emerite, Universite d'ottawa, Canada UMBERTO LEANZA Professor of International Law, University of Rome "Tor Vergata ", Italy Professeur titulaire de droit international, Universite de Rome "Tor Vergata", Italie K/1 MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBLISHERS DORDRECHT / BOSTON / LONDON

2 Table of Contents Introduction (English) Introduction (French) xv xvii PART ONE: MARITIME BOUNDARIES DELIMITATION LA DELIMITATION DES FRONTIERES MARITIMES 1 Chapter 1. Maritime delimitation in general Delimitation maritime en general 3 The law of the sea: an overview 5 Les limites du plateau Continental et de la zone economique exclusive 13 - Les fondements du titre de l'etat sur les espaces maritimes et ses rapports avec l'operation de delimitation 13 par Jean-Maurice Arbour - Seaward limits of the Continental shelf and EEZ: technical concerns 19 (Appendix: The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the outer limit of the Continental shelf: some practical considerations for wide-margin States) by R. Macnab and P. K. Mulkerjee La delimitation du plateau Continental et de la zone 6conomique exclusive: une introduction 37 ix

3 x Table of Contents La delimitation et les methodes pratiques 55 - Equite, delimitation et criteres de delimitation 55 par Benedetto Conforti - La ligne d'equidistance 57 par Giampiero Francalanci Chapter 2. Delimitation in State practice and by international 63 tribunals La delimitation dans la pratique des Etats et par le tribunaux internationaux Delimitation in State practice generally 65 - State practice in the delimitation of maritime boundaries 65 by L. Alan Willis - Maritime boundary delimitation: technical problems 81 Delimitation agreements with Italy 87 by Tullio Scovazzi International decisions (First Part) 95 - Affaire du plateau continental de la Mer du Nord (1969) 95 par Donat Pharand - The English Channel continental shelf case (1977) The English Channel continental shelf case (1977): technical aspects on the boundary line Gulf of Maine case (1984) 119 Decisions internationales (deuxieme partie) Quelques remarques sur la geologie de la Mediterranee 129 par Giampiero Francalanci - Les affaires Tunisie/Libye (1982), Guinee/Guinee-Bissau (1985) et Libye/Tunisie (1985) 133 par Luigi Sico Decisions internationales (troisieme partie) The Senegal/Guinea-Bissau case (1989 and 1991) 137 by L Alan Willis - Affaire St. Pierre et Miquelon, Canada/France (1992) 143 par Francois A. Mathys

4 Table of Contents xi Chapter 3. Delimitation problems 157 Problemes de delimitation Delimitation problems of Canada (First Part) 159 Juan de Fuca 160 Dixon Entrance 163 Delimitation problems of Canada (Second Part) 171 Beaufort Sea 171 Lincoln Sea 177 Problemes de delimitation de l'italie (premiere partie) Malte, la Libye et l'italie 181 par Benedetto Conforti - A de facto border between Italy and Malta delimiting the continental shelf 187 by Giampiero Francalanci Problemes de delimitation de l'italie (deuxieme partie): le rapport Italie/France/Espagne/Algerie 199

5 xii Table of Contents PART TWO: LEGAL REGIMES OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF AND THE EEZ 213 REGIMES JURIDIQUES DU PLATEAU CONTINENTAL ET DE LA ZEE Chapter 4. Legal regimes and problems of the management of the continental shelf 215 Regimes juridiques et problemes de gestion du plateau continental Regimes juridiques du plateau continental et de la zee: point de vue italien 217 Legal regimes of the continental shelf and the EEZ: Canadian perspective 233 by L. Alan Willis Legal regimes of the continental shelf and the EEZ: technical aspects 247 Problems of management of continental shelf: Italian perspective 251 by Giampiero Francalanci Problemes de gestion du plateau continental: point de vue canadien. Les tles artificielles, installations et ouvrages situes sur le plateau continental 263 par Jean-Maurice Arbour Chapter 5. Rights of the coastal State in the EEZ and Special problems 277 Droits de PEtat cotier dans la ZEE et problemes speciaux Droits de l'etat cotier en matiere de peche dans la zee: point de vue italien 279 par Luigi Sico Joint ventures in fisheries established by Mediterranean States, with Special reference to Italy 287 by Angela del Vecchio

6 Table of Contents xiii Rights of the coastal states over fisheries in the EEZ: Canadian perspective 291 and Bob Applebaum Problemes speciaux en matiere de peche dans la zee: point de vue italien 303 par Benedetto Conforti Special problems relating to fisheries in the EEZ: Canadian perspective 309 Chapter 6. Historie waters, marine environment, scientific research and settlement of disputes 319 Eaux historiques, le milieu marin, la recherche scientifique et Ie reglement des differends Le re"gime des eaux historiques 321 par Tullio Scovazzi Protection du milieu marin: point de vue italien 333 La recherche scientifique marine: point de vue italien 349 par Luigi Sico La recherche scientifique marine: point de vue canadien 355 par Serge April Settlements of disputes The "La Bretagne" case, Canada/France (1986) The Pacific Salmon and Herring case (1989) 375 Le rapport entre le plateau continental et la zone e'conomique 379 exclusive dans la jurisprudence internationale la plus rfeente par Maria Clelia Ciciriello Subject Index 389 Table analytique des matieres 397

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