Dependent Archipelagos in the Law of the Sea

Sophia Kopela, LLB (Athens), LLM (Nottingham), PhD (Bristol) is Lecturer in law at Lancaster University Law School, United Kingdom.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsList of abbreviationsList of Figures 1. Introduction1.1 Archipelagos, the archipelagic concept and the law of the Sea Convention1.2 Dependent coastal and outlying archipelagos: definitional aspects1.3 The scope and structure of the book2. The development of the archipelagic concept in international law of the sea: from straight baselines to the archipelagic regime of the Law of the Sea Convention2.1 Introduction 2.2 Proposals and evolution of the archipelagic concept prior to the Third Conference on the Law of the Sea2.3 Archipelagos and the Third Conference on the Law of the Sea2.4 Concluding remarks: the application of the archipelagic concept in the LOSC: gains and losses3. The application of straight baselines on the basis of article 7 LOSC and state practice: implications for coastal archipelagos3.1 Introduction3.2 Article 7 LOSC and application of straight baselines in localities where there is a ‘fringe of islands along the coast in its immediate vicinity3.3 The provision, the most (mis)used? Reflections on state practice with an emphasis on coastal archipelagos3.4 The contemporary relevance of straight baselines in coasts fringed with islands3.5 Concluding remarks: reconsideration of the rationale of article 7 and coastal archipelagos4. Dependent outlying archipelagos: straight baselines, the LOSC and state practice4.1 Introduction4.2 Potential application of straight baselines on the basis of the Law of the Sea Convention on dependent outlying archipelagos4.3 Practice of states in outlying archipelagos4.4 Concluding Remarks5. Law-creating value of the practice of states in outlying archipelagos with an emphasis on customary international law5.1 Introduction5.2 The development of customary international law related to outlying archipelagos and the LOSC5.3 The status of general customary international law with regard to dependent outlying archipelagos5.4 Conclusion6. The archipelagic concept and special customary and historic rights: three case studies6.1 Introduction6.2 Some introductory remarks on special customary / historic rights6.3 Conclusion7. Legitimacy of the archipelagic regime and future developments7.1 Introduction7.2 Contemporary relevance of the archipelagic regime: Part IV of the LOSC and dependent outlying archipelagos7.3 Application of the archipelagic regime to archipelagic dependencies: potential and implications7.4 Conclusion8. Conclusion8.1 The manifestation of the archipelagic concept in international law of the sea8.2 Straight and archipelagic baselines, accommodation of conflicting interests and the legitimacy of the archipelagic concept AppendixBibliographyIndex