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The IMLI Manual on International Maritime Law - Volume I: The Law of the Sea edited by Attard, David J; Fitzmaurice, Malgosia; Martínez Gutiérrez, Norman A (30th October 2014)
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3 Straits Used for International Navigation

Alexandros XM Ntovas

From: The IMLI Manual on International Maritime Law: Volume I: The Law of the Sea

Edited By: David J Attard, Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Norman A Martínez Gutiérrez

Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
30 October 2014
ISBN:
9780199683925

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 21 February 2020

Subject(s):
High seas — Straits — Innocent passage — Warfare, sea — Coastal states — Exclusive economic zone — Ships / vessels — UNCLOS (UN Convention on the Law of the Sea) — Treaties, interpretation — Opinio juris
Hardly any other rule of international law of the sea is so universally recognized as the freedom of the high seas, and in particular navigation ius communicationis.1 Therefore incidents involving international straits effortlessly attract worldwide attention as they always embroil vexing questions over conflicting national and international interests regarding this freedom on the one hand, and the coastal sovereignty of the State(s) bordering on the strait—hereinafter bordering State(s)—on the other. In general, straits constitute a sensitive geographical area...
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