North Sea continental shelf (Federal Republic of Germany v Netherlands; Federal Republic of Germany v Denmark) (1969)

This contribution discusses the judgment of the International Court of Justice in the North Sea Continental Shelf cases between Denmark and the Netherlands on the one hand, and Germany on the other. After setting out the background to the dispute and the judgment of the Court, it focuses on the Cour...

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Main Authors: Panagis, N, Tzanakopoulos, A
Other Authors: Bjorge, E
Format: Book section
Language:English
Published: Hart Publishing 2017
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description This contribution discusses the judgment of the International Court of Justice in the North Sea Continental Shelf cases between Denmark and the Netherlands on the one hand, and Germany on the other. After setting out the background to the dispute and the judgment of the Court, it focuses on the Court's discussion of the sources of international law and their relationship, as well as on the definition and the rules for the delimitation of the continental shelf. It concludes that the cases are indeed a landmark as to the former set of issues, but much less so as to the latter. It was rather the high watermark of geomorphological approaches to the continental shelf and of equitable principles for its delimitation, but the law has now moved on despite habitual incantations of the catchy expressions used by the Court with respect to the continental shelf.
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spelling oxford-uuid:f2f596eb-35b6-48fe-a9b6-ac0766c7854c2024-09-05T11:40:01ZNorth Sea continental shelf (Federal Republic of Germany v Netherlands; Federal Republic of Germany v Denmark) (1969)Book sectionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843uuid:f2f596eb-35b6-48fe-a9b6-ac0766c7854cEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordHart Publishing2017Panagis, NTzanakopoulos, ABjorge, EMiles, CThis contribution discusses the judgment of the International Court of Justice in the North Sea Continental Shelf cases between Denmark and the Netherlands on the one hand, and Germany on the other. After setting out the background to the dispute and the judgment of the Court, it focuses on the Court's discussion of the sources of international law and their relationship, as well as on the definition and the rules for the delimitation of the continental shelf. It concludes that the cases are indeed a landmark as to the former set of issues, but much less so as to the latter. It was rather the high watermark of geomorphological approaches to the continental shelf and of equitable principles for its delimitation, but the law has now moved on despite habitual incantations of the catchy expressions used by the Court with respect to the continental shelf.
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title North Sea continental shelf (Federal Republic of Germany v Netherlands; Federal Republic of Germany v Denmark) (1969)
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title_full_unstemmed North Sea continental shelf (Federal Republic of Germany v Netherlands; Federal Republic of Germany v Denmark) (1969)
title_short North Sea continental shelf (Federal Republic of Germany v Netherlands; Federal Republic of Germany v Denmark) (1969)
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