Contemporary Interpretation and Application of the Treaty of Spitsbergen of 1920
The article is a contemporary analysis in Russian legal literature of the legal regime of the Spitsbergen islands and the adjacent marine areas. The possible interpretations of the Treaty on Spitsbergen of 1920 and relevant rules of general international law are assessed, with special attention to d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
2010-03-01
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| Series: | Московский журнал международного права |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/799 |
| Summary: | The article is a contemporary analysis in Russian legal literature of the legal regime of the Spitsbergen islands and the adjacent marine areas. The possible interpretations of the Treaty on Spitsbergen of 1920 and relevant rules of general international law are assessed, with special attention to different interpretations suggested by Norway and by other states-parties to the Treaty on Spitsbergen. The Treaty provisions of the “territorial waters of Spitsbergen” and the differences between this treaty mechanism and the traditional law of the sea institute – “territorial sea of coastal state” (of Norway in this case) are considered in detail. The claims of Norway on 200-miles zone and on continental shelf of Norway adjacent to Spitsbergen are considered against the background of the Treaty on Spitsbergen and relevant rules of bilateral agreements between Norway and the USSR/Russia. |
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| ISSN: | 0869-0049 2619-0893 |