The right of transit passage in straits and the analogous right of archipelagic sealanes passage in archipelagic states, negotiated in the 1970s and embodied in the 1982 UNCLOS, sought to approximate the freedom of navigation and overflight while expressly recognising the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the coastal state over the waters concerned. However, the allocation of rights and duties of the coastal state and third states is open to interpretation. Recent developments in state practice, such as Australia's requirement of compulsory pilotage in the Torres Strait, the bridge across the Great Belt and the proposals for a bridge across the Strait of Messina, the enhanced environmental standards applicable in the Strait of Bonifacio and Canada's claims over the Arctic Route, make it necessary to reassess the whole common law of straits. The Legal Regime of Straits examines the complex relationship between the coastal state and the international community.

An account of the legal regime of straits and the allocation of rights and duties relating to transit passage.

About the Author
Hugo Caminos is a former judge (1996-2011) at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and a member of the Institut de Droit International. He was Deputy Director of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea and Legal Counsel for the Organization of American States. Vincent P. Cogliati-Bantz holds a doctorate in international law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva. He lectures on the law of the sea, international organisations, European Union law and comparative law at the TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia.

Reviews
'[This] book ... will no doubt stimulate further studies of the topic of international straits. With recent developments focusing the world's attention on situations in the Arctic and the South China Sea, among others, an updated analysis of the regimes of international straits and archipelagic waters, such as the book under review, is most welcome. Such a study may also assume great practical value for decision-makers concerned with those situations, and may provide helpful legal insights for future solutions based in the international law of the sea. The valuable contribution made by this book to law of the sea studies will of course go beyond those specific situations.' Bing Bing Jia, The British Yearbook of International Law



Book Information
ISBN 9781107003767
Author Hugo Caminos
Format Hardback
Page Count 530
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 970g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 160mm * 27mm