Drawing the Borderline- The Equidistant Principle or Equitable Solutions in the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries

Abstract

This is hinged on the availability of new technology not
only to delimit the continental shelf and other maritime
zones, but also because the huge amount of
hydrocarbon and other mineral resources which has
brought States to negotiate a leeway out of dispute, and
sometimes failing agreement, have resorted to arm
struggle. Whether in negotiating or, deciding which
principle to adopt in the delimitation of maritime
boundary, both States and the International Court of
Justice (ICJ), as well as the International Tribunal of
the Law of the Seas (ITLOS) have had to grapple with
the principle suitable for delimitation of maritime
boundaries.