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Navies And The Straits Regime, Farid Fiuzi
Navies And The Straits Regime, Farid Fiuzi
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The aim of this paper is to study the potential conflicts surrounding access and mobility of the naval forces through the straits, and look at sea-power implications of eventual solution. All these would be difficult to appreciate if they were to be considered in isolation from the main currents of the Law of the Sea and naval history, and naval strategy.
Puerto Rico's Political Status And Its Right To A Territorial Sea And Exclusive Economic Zone, Sandra M. Laureano
Puerto Rico's Political Status And Its Right To A Territorial Sea And Exclusive Economic Zone, Sandra M. Laureano
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When, in 1973, preliminary seismic studies were made in Puerto Rico, in order to site a nuclear plant, possible hydrocarbon deposits were delineated. This gave rise to the controversy of Puerto Rico's right to its offshore resources. How far out does Puerto Rico's right extend? Puerto Rico's right to a territorial sea and an exclusive economic zone should be defined by international law standards. The controversy, in the context of Puerto Rico's status question, is what this paper is about.