| Title |
The Status of the Kerch Strait |
| Translation of Title |
Kerčės sąsiaurio statusas. |
| Authors |
Gorbun, Olesia |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
88 |
| Keywords [eng] |
the Kerch Strait ; Ukraine ; Russia ; UNCLOS |
| Abstract [eng] |
This thesis examines the status of the Kerch Strait. The status of the strait plays significant role in the determination whether the dispute between Ukraine and Russia related to it could be referred to compulsory dispute settlement procedures under UNCLOS. In the thesis it is reached the conclusion that the Kerch Strait includes historic internal waters of Ukraine and Russia. The legal regime in the Kerch Strait is considered as full sovereignty of its coastal states, however, it is still governed by UNCLOS and its provisions could be invoked by Ukraine in arguing in the Dispute Concerning Coastal State Rights in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Kerch Strait (Ukraine v. the Russian Federation) as a dispute concerning interpretation and application norms of UNCLOS without referring to the occupation of Crimea making it as the sovereignty dispute. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Mykolo Romerio universitetas. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2018 |
