Settlement of Disputes concerning Insular Territories in the Framework of the International Court of Justice von K. V. Timokhin

“… Disputes concerning insular territories (rocks, isles, islands, etc.) are spread throughout the world: Spratly Islands, Hanish Islands, Falkland Islands.Some of the disputes have a long history and still cannot be settled due to different reasons: economic privileges such as access to mineral and biological resources; strategic advantages; and political calculations, such as national pride.Some of the advantages of insular territories are encompassed in the definition of an island which is included in both 1958 Convention on Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone and in 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.It is also important to look at the mode of acquisition of territories which can be divided into two categories: by peaceful means (discovery, effective occupation, cession) and by use of force.  …”
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La producción de aceite de pingüino en Patagonia y Malvinas (1850-1880) von Sofia Clara Haller, Susana V. García

“… This article examines the production of oil obtained from these birds on the Patagonian and Falkland Islands coastline between the 1850s and 1880s, a peak period for this product and its exploitation in the region.  …”
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