Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation
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"Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation" refers to the conclusion in a 2009 International Court of Justice judgment that this small Black Sea island should not significantly influence the drawing of maritime boundaries between Romania and Ukraine.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| "Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation" | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
judicial holding
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legal conclusion ⓘ principle of maritime delimitation ⓘ |
| addressesDispute | Romania–Ukraine maritime boundary dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesInstrument | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | maritime boundary between Romania and Ukraine ⓘ |
| benefitsState | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizesFeatureAs | small maritime feature ⓘ |
| citedIn | scholarship on islands and rocks under UNCLOS Article 121 ⓘ |
| clarifiesStatusOf | Snake Island as a base point of limited relevance ⓘ |
| concernsBodyOfWater | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsState |
Romania
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Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsTerritory | Snake Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidedBy | International Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2009-02-03 ⓘ |
| derivedFromCase | Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicContext | northwestern Black Sea ⓘ |
| impliesThat |
Snake Island is given reduced or no weight in drawing the boundary line
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Snake Island should not generate full maritime zones in delimitation with Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| institutionType | principal judicial organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| languageOfJudgment | English ⓘ |
| legalField | international law ⓘ |
| legalSubfield | law of the sea ⓘ |
| limitsClaimOf | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasoningBasedOn |
avoidance of cut-off effects
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equidistance/relevant circumstances method ⓘ proportionality between coastlines and maritime areas ⓘ |
| relatesToConcept |
continental shelf
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effect of islands in maritime delimitation ⓘ equitable solution ⓘ exclusive economic zone ⓘ maritime delimitation ⓘ |
| seatOfCourt | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsPrinciple | disproportionate effects of small features should be avoided ⓘ |
| treatsFeatureAs | having limited influence on delimitation line ⓘ |
| usedAsPrecedentIn | subsequent maritime delimitation jurisprudence ⓘ |
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International Court of Justice ruling of 2009
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Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation
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