Award in the arbitration regarding the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Guyana and Suriname

Delimitation of the territorial sea—article 15 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) places primacy on median line in case of opposite or adjacent States—special circumstances that may affect a delimitation to be assessed on a case-by-case basis—special circumstances of established practice of navigation justify deviation from the median line from the starting point to the three nautical mile limit—no obligations created by uncompleted treaties—the three to twelve nautical mile limit line drawn, taking into account the special circumstance of determining such line from a point at sea fixed by historical arrangements, to the point at which the equidistance line established for the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone intersects the 12 nautical mile point.

Related Subject(s): International Law and Justice

Countries: Guyana ; Suriname