International Boundary Study. Series A. Limits in the Seas. Number 44, Straight Baselines: Argentina.

Abstract

The Government of Argentina, by declaration and legislation, has created a system of straight baselines. The system, however, appears to relate more to claims based on the historic bay theory than to the articles of the Geneva Convention on the territorial sea, which apply to straight baselines. The system enclosed the estuary of the Rio de la Plata, which is shared geographically with Uruguay, and the gulfs of San Matias, Nuevo, and San Jorge. The Rio de la Plata estuary was included in the United Nations document (A/CONF.13/1) 'Memorandum Concerning Historic Bays' prepared for the 1958 Geneva Conference on the law of the sea. The bases for the claims to historicity for the remaining bays are not known. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 1972
Accession Number
ADA090819

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  • foreign affairs ministry

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Navigation
  • Argentina
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Base Lines
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Continental Shelves
  • Department Of State
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Natural Resources
  • Nautical
  • Oceans
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • United States Government

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