Includes bibliographical references and index.

Presentation -- Part I: Maritime Boundaries Delimitation/La délimitation des frontières maritimes -- 1 Maritime Delimitation in General/Délimitation maritime en général -- 2 Delimitation in State Practice and by International Tribunals/La délimitation dans la pratique des Etats et par les tribunaux internationaux -- 3 Delimitation Problems/Problèmes de délimitation -- Part II: Legal Regimes of the Continental Shelf and the EEZ/Régimes juridiques du plateau continental et de la ZEE -- 1 Legal Regimes and Problems of the Management of the Continental Shelf/Régimes juridiques et problèmes de gestion du plateau continental -- 2 Rights of the Coastal State in the EEZ and Special Problems/Droits de l'Etat côtier en matière de pêche et dans la ZEE -- 3 Historic Waters Marine Environment, Scientific Research and Settlement of Disputes/Eaux historiques, le milieu marin, la recherche scientifique et le règlement des différences -- Index.

This volume focuses on both the general aspects of two of the most typical institutions introduced by the new Law of the Sea and the specific aspects related to the geographic and economic circumstances of Italy and Canada. It is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the delimitation of maritime boundaries, especially with respect to the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone. The problem is approached from both a theoretical and a practical point of view, in particular, in analyzing not only the more well-known controversies in delimitation solved by international agreements or by international courts, but also still unsettled disputes in which Italy and Canada are involved. The second part deals with the legal regime of the continental shelf and the exclusive zone and the activities - in particular exploration and exploitation - carried out in them. The same approach as in Part One is used in juxtaposing Italian and Canadian views on relative regulation. Indeed, the volume brings together the diverse legal experience of the two countries - Italy and Canada - resulting from the different geographic, political and economic conditions found in each. It is enough to think that Italy is surrounded on three sides by a closed or semiclosed sea, the Mediterranean, while Canada borders on the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans. The volume was financed by the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and edited by Donat Pharand, Professor Emiritus of International Law at the University of Ottawa, and Umberto Leanza, Full Professor of International Law at the University of Rome, 'Tor Vergata'.

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