Iraq and Iran: Territorial Waters

House of Lords written question – answered at on 25 April 2008.

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Photo of Lord Astor of Hever Lord Astor of Hever Shadow Minister, Defence

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the procedure for securing international recognition of the boundary line between potentially overlapping territorial waters.

Photo of Lord Malloch-Brown Lord Malloch-Brown Minister of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Minister of State (Africa, Asia and the UN)

If two coastal states cannot agree on a boundary between their territorial seas then they may have an option to go to a dispute settlement mechanism, such as the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, or arbitration.

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