Excessive Maritime Claims

Captain J. Ashley Roach, JAGC, U.S. Navy (retired), LL.M., George Washington University 1971, J.D. University of Pennsylvania 1963, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, 1988-2009, responsible for and has taught, advised and published extensively on law of the sea issues. Robert W. Smith, Ph.D., Univ. North Carolina (Chapel Hill); U.S. State Dep’t (1975-2006) where he was the government’s geographic expert on maritime boundary and jurisdictional issues. Since mid-2006 serves as an independent Geographic Consultant advising foreign governments, oil and gas companies and international law firms on all aspects of ocean policies and planning and including risk assessments.

• PART ONE – INTRODUCTION1. MAINTAINING FREEDOM OF THE SEAS 2. IDENTIFICATION OF EXCESSIVE MARITIME CLAIMSPART TWO – LEGAL DIVISIONS OF THE OCEANS AND AIRSPACE3. HISTORIC WATERS4. BASELINES5. TERRITORIAL SEA6. CONTIGUOUS ZONE7. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE8. CONTINENTAL SHELF9. ARCHIPELAGOSPART THREE – NAVIGATION AND OVERFLIGHT RIGHTS AND DUTIES10. IN THE TERRITORIAL SEA11. STRAITS USED FOR INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION12. OVERFLIGHT RESTRICTIONS13. NAVIGATION AND OVERFLIGHT IN ARCHIPELAGOS14. NAVIGATION IN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES15. MARINE DATA COLLECTION16. SUBMARINE CABLES AND PIPELINESPART FOUR – RECENT DEVELOPMENTS17. POLAR AREAS18. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION19. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY AND SUNKEN SHIPS20. MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENTPART FIVE – THE FUTURE AND CONCLUSIONS21. THE FUTURE OF U.S. OCEAN POLICYAPPENDICESIndex