Territorial Waters of Greece and Air/Maritime Navigation

Abstract

The Aegean Sea, with its thousands of islands and unique location, has a huge geo-strategic importance for Greece. Especially, in recent years it has gained more importance and constitutes an issue for serious study for two reasons: First, the illogical claims for Turkish domination over the Aegean Sea and second the importance of its role to the National Defense of Greece. The relations between coterminous countries, especially those that have a sea in between, are defined by the noim of the International Law. These norms spring mainly from International treaties for both Sea Law and Mantime Customs. According to Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC), Montego Bay 1982, the off-shores countries have the right of extension of their territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles. The Greece desires to apply this norm, but the Turkey considers that as castis belli (cause of war) threatening her.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA420600

Entities

People

  • Theodoros Syrmos

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aegean Sea
  • Aircrafts
  • European Union
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navigation
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • Ships
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies