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Lessons from the B ay of B engal ITLOS case: stepping offshore for a ‘deeper’ maritime political geography
Author(s) -
Lin Shaun,
Schofield Clive
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the geographical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1475-4959
pISSN - 0016-7398
DOI - 10.1111/geoj.12060
Subject(s) - politics , continental shelf , corporate governance , face (sociological concept) , exclusive economic zone , submarine pipeline , maritime boundary , boundary (topology) , political science , geography , oceanography , fishery , sociology , biology , economics , law , geology , finance , international law , mathematical analysis , social science , mathematics
On 14 M arch 2012, the I nternational T ribunal for L aw of the S ea ( ITLOS ) delimited a maritime boundary with respect to multiple distinct maritime jurisdictional zones (territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf) between B angladesh and M yanmar ( B ay of B engal C ase ). ITLOS did not, however, wholly resolve the issues of marine governance that the two states face in the B ay of B engal, leaving a number of complex and potentially problematic issues outstanding, including the unique creation of what was termed a ‘grey area’, the governance arrangements for which are open to debate. This commentary highlights future opportunities of research on the outer continental shelf and the grey area in political geography.

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