Journal article
Ruling the Sea: Managing Maritime Conflicts through UNCLOS and Exclusive Economic Zones
International Interactions, Vol.40(5), pp.711-736
10/20/2014
DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2014.897233
Abstract
Two primary mechanisms for managing competitive interstate claims to maritime areas are evaluated: the creation of private ownership of maritime zones in the form of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and the creation of a global institution, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to establish standards for maritime claims and dispute resolution procedures. Analyses of maritime claims in the Western Hemisphere and Europe from 1900 to 2001 show that declared EEZs help states reach agreements over maritime conflicts in bilateral negotiations, while membership in UNCLOS prevents the outbreak of new maritime claims and promotes third-party management efforts of maritime conflicts. Neither mechanism influences the probability of militarized conflicts over maritime areas.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ruling the Sea: Managing Maritime Conflicts through UNCLOS and Exclusive Economic Zones
- Creators
- Stephen C Nemeth - Oklahoma State UniversitySara McLaughlin Mitchell - University of Iowa, Political ScienceElizabeth A Nyman - University of Louisiana at LafayettePaul R Hensel - University of North Texas
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International Interactions, Vol.40(5), pp.711-736
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/03050629.2014.897233
- ISSN
- 0305-0629
- eISSN
- 1547-7444
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/20/2014
- Academic Unit
- Political Science; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9983764590802771
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