Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation

E760036

"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.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial holding
legal conclusion
principle of maritime delimitation
addressesDispute Romania–Ukraine maritime boundary dispute
appliesInstrument United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
appliesTo maritime boundary between Romania and Ukraine
benefitsState Romania
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
concernsState Romania
Ukraine
concernsTerritory Snake Island
decidedBy International Court of Justice
decisionDate 2009-02-03
derivedFromCase Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine)
geographicContext northwestern Black Sea
impliesThat Snake Island is given reduced or no weight in drawing the boundary line
Snake Island should not generate full maritime zones in delimitation with Romania
institutionType principal judicial organ of the United Nations
languageOfJudgment English
legalField international law
legalSubfield law of the sea
limitsClaimOf Ukraine
reasoningBasedOn avoidance of cut-off effects
equidistance/relevant circumstances method
proportionality between coastlines and maritime areas
relatesToConcept continental shelf
effect of islands in maritime delimitation
equitable solution
exclusive economic zone
maritime delimitation
seatOfCourt The Hague
supportsPrinciple disproportionate effects of small features should be avoided
treatsFeatureAs having limited influence on delimitation line
usedAsPrecedentIn subsequent maritime delimitation jurisprudence

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Court of Justice ruling of 2009 foundThat Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation
"Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation" impliesThat Snake Island should not generate full maritime zones in delimitation with Romania
linked to: Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation
"Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation" impliesThat Snake Island is given reduced or no weight in drawing the boundary line
linked to: Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation