ABSTRACT

In the 2017 Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean Case, the International Court of Justice stated that “in appropriate circumstances” maritime delimitation claims beyond 200 nm may be admitted before the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf issues a recommendation. This is a deviation from the Court's previous approach in the 2016 Nicaragua v. Colombia (Preliminary Objections) Case. This article follows the evolution of the international case law with respect to the admissibility of outer continental shelf delimitation claims absent a final and binding outer limit, and highlights the positive implications of the International Court's most recent formula.

摘要

在2017年印度洋海洋划界案中，国际法院指出，“在适当情况下”，在大陆架界限委员会提出建议之前，可以接受200海里以上的海洋划界要求。这与法院先前在2016年《尼加拉瓜诉哥伦比亚（初步反对）》案中的做法背道而驰。本文遵循了国际判例法在没有最终且具有约束力的外部界限的情况下可受理外部大陆架划界要求方面的发展，并着重强调了国际法院最新公式的积极含义。