State territory

Jennings, Sir Robert; Watts, Sir Arthur

doi:10.1093/law/9780582302457.003.0005

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- Preface to the ninth edition
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- Abbreviations
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- Table of Cases
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- International instruments
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- 1 Foundation of international law
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- - On State Territory in General On State Territory in General
    - § 168 Concept of state territory § 168 Concept of state territory
    - § 169 Importance of state territory § 169 Importance of state territory
    - § 170 Divisibility of territorial sovereignty § 170 Divisibility of territorial sovereignty
  - The Different Parts of State Territory The Different Parts of State Territory
    - § 171 Land, internal waters, territorial sea § 171 Land, internal waters, territorial sea
      - (1) National or internal waters (1) National or internal waters
      - (2) Territorial sea (2) Territorial sea
    - § 172 Archipelagic waters § 172 Archipelagic waters
    - § 173 Airspace § 173 Airspace
    - § 174 Other areas of coastal state jurisdiction and rights § 174 Other areas of coastal state jurisdiction and rights
  - Rivers Rivers
    - § 175 Rivers as territory of riparian states § 175 Rivers as territory of riparian states
    - § 176 Rights of navigation: the Danube § 176 Rights of navigation: the Danube
    - § 177 Other European rivers after the First World War § 177 Other European rivers after the First World War
    - § 178 Barcelona Convention 1921 § 178 Barcelona Convention 1921
    - § 179 Utilisation of the flow of international rivers § 179 Utilisation of the flow of international rivers
    - § 180 Helsinki Rules § 180 Helsinki Rules
    - § 181 Work of the International Law Commission § 181 Work of the International Law Commission
  - Lakes and Land-Locked Seas Lakes and Land-Locked Seas
    - § 182 Lakes and land-locked seas § 182 Lakes and land-locked seas
  - Canals Canals
    - § 183 Canals in general § 183 Canals in general
    - § 184 The Suez Canal § 184 The Suez Canal
    - § 185 The Kiel Canal § 185 The Kiel Canal
    - § 186 The Panama Canal § 186 The Panama Canal
  - The Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone The Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone
    - § 187 Concept of territorial sea § 187 Concept of territorial sea
    - § 188 The normal territorial sea baseline § 188 The normal territorial sea baseline
    - § 189 The mouths of rivers § 189 The mouths of rivers
    - § 190 Islands and islets § 190 Islands and islets
    - § 191 Reefs and atolls § 191 Reefs and atolls
    - § 192 Low-tide elevations § 192 Low-tide elevations
    - § 193 Ports, harbours and roadsteads and the baseline § 193 Ports, harbours and roadsteads and the baseline
    - § 194 Straight baselines § 194 Straight baselines
    - § 195 Lighthouses outside the territorial sea § 195 Lighthouses outside the territorial sea
    - § 196 Breadth of the territorial sea § 196 Breadth of the territorial sea
    - § 197 Territorial sea boundaries § 197 Territorial sea boundaries
    - § 198 Navigation within the territorial sea § 198 Navigation within the territorial sea
    - § 199 Definition of innocent passage § 199 Definition of innocent passage
    - § 200 Coastal state laws and regulations and innocent passage § 200 Coastal state laws and regulations and innocent passage
    - § 201 Warships and innocent passage § 201 Warships and innocent passage
    - § 202 Jurisdiction within the territorial sea § 202 Jurisdiction within the territorial sea
    - § 203 Jurisdiction in ports and harbours § 203 Jurisdiction in ports and harbours
    - § 204 Vessels in distress § 204 Vessels in distress
    - § 205 The contiguous zone § 205 The contiguous zone
  - Gulfs and Bays Gulfs and Bays
    - § 206 Territorial gulfs and bays § 206 Territorial gulfs and bays
    - § 207 Historic bays § 207 Historic bays
    - § 208 ‘Vital’ bays and waters § 208 ‘Vital’ bays and waters
    - § 209 Pluristatal bays § 209 Pluristatal bays
  - Straits Straits
    - § 210 International straits and passage § 210 International straits and passage
    - § 211 Transit passage § 211 Transit passage
    - § 212 Innocent passage of certain straits § 212 Innocent passage of certain straits
    - § 213 The Bosphorus and the Dardanelles § 213 The Bosphorus and the Dardanelles
  - Archipelagoes and Archipelagic States Archipelagoes and Archipelagic States
    - § 214 Regime of archipelagoes § 214 Regime of archipelagoes
    - § 215 Archipelagic states § 215 Archipelagic states
    - § 216 Archipelagic waters § 216 Archipelagic waters
    - § 217 Rights of passage and overflight § 217 Rights of passage and overflight
  - The Air and Aerial Navigation The Air and Aerial Navigation
    - § 218 Early theories § 218 Early theories
    - § 219 Paris Convention 1919 § 219 Paris Convention 1919
    - § 220 Chicago Civil Aviation Convention 1944 § 220 Chicago Civil Aviation Convention 1944
    - § 221 Other Chicago instruments § 221 Other Chicago instruments
    - § 222 The ICAO § 222 The ICAO
    - § 223 Bilateral agreements § 223 Bilateral agreements
    - § 224 Other multilateral conventions § 224 Other multilateral conventions
    - § 225 Radio communications § 225 Radio communications
  - Boundaries of State Territory Boundaries of State Territory
    - § 226 Territorial boundaries § 226 Territorial boundaries
    - § 227 Boundary treaties § 227 Boundary treaties
    - § 228 Boundary maps § 228 Boundary maps
    - § 229 Boundary rivers § 229 Boundary rivers
    - § 230 Boundary lakes and inland seas § 230 Boundary lakes and inland seas
    - § 231 Mountain boundaries § 231 Mountain boundaries
    - § 232 Boundary disputes § 232 Boundary disputes
    - § 233 Boundary and territorial disputes distinguished § 233 Boundary and territorial disputes distinguished
    - § 234 Third states § 234 Third states
    - § 235 Uti possidetis § 235 Uti possidetis
  - State Servitudes State Servitudes
    - § 236 So-called state servitudes § 236 So-called state servitudes
    - § 237 Subjects and objects of such rights § 237 Subjects and objects of such rights
    - § 238 Servitudes rights in rem § 238 Servitudes rights in rem
    - § 239 Extinction of state servitudes § 239 Extinction of state servitudes
    - § 240 Land-locked states § 240 Land-locked states
  - Modes of Acquisition of State Territory Modes of Acquisition of State Territory
    - § 241 Who can acquire state territory § 241 Who can acquire state territory
    - § 242 Former doctrines concerning acquisition of territory § 242 Former doctrines concerning acquisition of territory
    - § 243 Modes of acquisition of state territory § 243 Modes of acquisition of state territory
  - Cession Cession
    - § 244 Concept of cession of state territory § 244 Concept of cession of state territory
    - § 245 Form of cession § 245 Form of cession
    - § 246 Tradition of ceded territory § 246 Tradition of ceded territory
    - § 247 Third states § 247 Third states
    - § 248 Plebiscite § 248 Plebiscite
    - § 249 Option of nationality and emigration § 249 Option of nationality and emigration
  - Occupation Occupation
    - § 250 Concept of occupation § 250 Concept of occupation
    - § 251 Elements of occupation § 251 Elements of occupation
      - (1) Possession (1) Possession
      - (2) Administration (2) Administration
    - § 252 Inchoate title of discovery § 252 Inchoate title of discovery
    - § 253 Extent of occupation § 253 Extent of occupation
    - § 254 Spheres of influence § 254 Spheres of influence
    - § 255 Consequences of occupation § 255 Consequences of occupation
    - § 256 The Polar regions § 256 The Polar regions
    - § 257 The Antarctic Treaty § 257 The Antarctic Treaty
  - Accretion Accretion
    - § 258 Concept of accretion § 258 Concept of accretion
    - § 259 Artificial formations § 259 Artificial formations
    - § 260 Alluvion § 260 Alluvion
    - § 261 Abandoned river beds § 261 Abandoned river beds
    - § 262 Newborn islands § 262 Newborn islands
  - Subjugation Subjugation
    - § 263 Concepts of conquest and subjugation § 263 Concepts of conquest and subjugation
    - § 264 Germany after the Second World War § 264 Germany after the Second World War
    - § 265 Subjugation distinguished from belligerent occupation § 265 Subjugation distinguished from belligerent occupation
    - § 266 Consequences of subjugation § 266 Consequences of subjugation
    - § 267 Veto of third states § 267 Veto of third states
    - § 268 Renunciation of force or threat of force and title to territory § 268 Renunciation of force or threat of force and title to territory
  - Prescription Prescription
    - § 269 Concept of prescription § 269 Concept of prescription
    - § 270 Conditions for prescription § 270 Conditions for prescription
  - Historic Titles, Critical Date, Self-Determination Historic Titles, Critical Date, Self-Determination
    - § 271 Continuous display of territorial sovereignty § 271 Continuous display of territorial sovereignty
    - § 272 Consolidation of historic titles § 272 Consolidation of historic titles
    - § 273 The critical date § 273 The critical date
    - § 274 Self-determination § 274 Self-determination
    - § 275 Attitude of the international community § 275 Attitude of the international community
  - Loss of State Territory Loss of State Territory
    - § 276 Six modes of losing state territory § 276 Six modes of losing state territory
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- 6 The high seas
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- 7 Outer Space
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- 8 Individuals
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On State Territory in General

Henrich, Theorie des Staatsgebietes (1922), pp 1–54

Donati, Stato e territorio (1924)

Giese, ZV, 11 (1918–20), pp 461–95

Lindley, The Acquisition and Government of Backward Territory in International Law (1926)

Heinrich, ZI, 13 (1926), pp 28–63, 184–232, 325–52

Paul de Lapradelle, La Frontière: étude de droit international (1928)

Schoenborn, Hag R, 30 (1929), v, pp 91–134

Hostie, ibid, 40 (1932), ii, pp 440–49

Tachi, RG, 38 (1931), pp 406–19

Kelsen, Hag R, 42 (1932), iv, pp 204–20

Hamel, Das Wesen des Staatsgebietes (1933)

(in particular pp 284 et seq)

Schade, Wesen und Umfang des Staatsgebietes (1934)

Sereni, La rappresentanza nel diritto internazionale (1936), pp 256

et seq

Verdross, pp 177–9, 183–6

; and

ZI, 37 (1927), pp 293–305

Strupp, ZI, 47 (1934), i, pp 540–48

Prager, ZöR, 14 (1934), pp 611–33

Monaco, Rivista, 26 (1934), pp 289–320, 461–502

Lauterpacht, Hag R, 62 (1937), iv, pp 318–26

Andrassy, Hag R, 79 (1951), ii, pp 73–182

van Kleffens, Sovereignty in International Law, Hag R, 82 (1953), i, pp 5–130

Guiliano in Comunicazioni e studi, 6 (1954), pp 21–54

; and

I diritto e gli oblighi degli Stati (vol I, 1956)

and

L’Ambiente della Attività degli Stati (1956)

McNair, Opinions, i, pp 285–306

Scelle in Symbolae Verzijl (1958), pp 347–61

Korowicz, Hag R, 102 (1961), i, 5–120

Bastid, Hag R, 107 (1962), iii, pp 361–495

Mughraby, Permanent Sovereignty over Oil Resource (1966)

Gottman, The Significance of Territory (1973)

H Lauterpacht, Collected Papers (vol I, 1970), pp 367–82

Verzijl, International Law in Historical Perspective (vol 3, 1970)

Dembinski, Ann Suisse (1975), 31, pp 121–52

Bowett, The Legal Regime of Islands in International Law (1978)

Symmons, The Maritime Zones of Islands in International Law (1979)

Crawford, The Creation of States in International Law (1979), ch 2

Shaw, Neth YBIL, 13 (1982), pp 69–91

Shaw, Title to Territory in Africa (1986)

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