Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea: The Romania v. Ukraine Case

The dispute discussed herein was between Romania and Ukraine and concerned the establishment of a single maritime boundary delimiting the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea1. The International Court of Justice (hereinafter “ICJ”) has, on many previous occasions, discussed questions concerning maritime delimitation and has a wealthy case-law on the subject. It has delimited (in cases where it considered that it enjoyed jurisdiction to hear the dispute) certain maritime areas in the North Sea2, the Aegan Sea3, the Mediterranean