This article discusses potential Ukrainian rights of passage through Kerch Strait against the background of restrictions on passage imposed by Russia since the annexation of Crimea, taking into account the ongoing arbitral proceedings under Annex VII of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The article addresses first the question of the status of Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov under the international law of the sea. In a second step, the article deals with the issue of potential Ukrainian passage rights through Kerch Strait based on the legal status discussed in the first section as well as relevant bilateral treaties between Ukraine and Russia.

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俄罗斯对克里米亚的吞并和通过刻赤海峡的船只通行：海洋法

 

考虑到根据《联合国海洋法公约》附件七正在进行的仲裁程序，本文讨论了自克里米亚吞并以来俄罗斯对通行限制的背景下乌克兰可能通过刻赤海峡的航行权。本文首先讨论了根据国际海洋法对刻赤海峡和亚速海的地位问题。第二步，文章根据第一部分讨论的法律地位以及乌克兰和俄罗斯之间的相关双边条约，探讨了乌克兰通过刻赤海峡的潜在通行权问题。