Submarine Telecommunication Cables in Disputed Maritime Areas

Abstract

There are a considerable number of maritime areas where no boundary exists, or where a boundary is delimited only in part. This article deals with the issue of submarine telecommunication cables, which are sometimes placed on the seabed or buried in the subsoil of areas that are claimed by multiple states, and identifies specific issues that arise in the context of areas of overlapping claims.

Keywords

disputed areas, Law of the Sea Convention, submarine cables, Law, Political Science and International Relations, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Development

Citation

van Logchem, Y 2014, 'Submarine Telecommunication Cables in Disputed Maritime Areas', Ocean Development and International Law, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 107-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2014.867195