The Middle Eastern States and the law of the sea / by Ali. A. El-Hakim.

A revision of the author's thesis, Cambridge.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-287) and index.

PART ONE. GENERAL PRACTICE AND POLICIES : I. Existing national claims to offshore jurisdiction : A. Territorial sea ; 1. Breadth of the territorial sea - 2. Measurement of the territorial sea - 3. Delimitation of the territorial sea between States with adjacent or opposite coasts - 4. Innocent passage through the territorial sea - 5. Straits - 6. Islands: legal status of Perim, Kamaran and Kuria Muria - B. Functional zones beyond the territorial sea (excluding continental shelf) ; 1. Contiguous zones: supervision zones - 2. Marine pollution control - 3. Exclusive fishing zones: exclusive economic zones - C. Continental shelf ; 1. Legal history of the continental shelf doctrine - 2. Practice of the Middle Eastern States - D. Conclusion - II. Trends as reflected in the third United Nations conference on the law of the sea : A. Recommendations of the Arab League - B. Substantive issues before the conference : 1. Jurisdictional limits - 2. Establishment of an international regime and authority for exploration and exploitation of the seabed and ocean floor and subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction - 3. Control of marine pollution and regulation of scientific research and transfer of technology - C. Conclusion -- PART TWO. SPECIFIC REGIONAL ISSUES : III. Legal problems of offshore boundaries in the Arabian Gulf : A. Settled problems ; 1. Bahrain-Saudi Arabia Boundary Agreement - 2. Agreement concerning the Sovereignty over the Islands of Al-'Arabiyah and Farsi and the Delimitation of the Boundary Line separating the Submarine Areas between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran - 3. Agreement for Settlement of the Offshore Boundary and Ownership of Islands between Abu Dhabi and Qatar - 4. Offshore Boundary Agreement between the Amirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai - 5. Agreement concerning the Boundary Line dividing the Continental Shelf between Iran and Qatar - Agreement concerning Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Bahrain and Iran Agreement concerning the Boundary Line dividing Parts of the Continental Shelf between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) Agreement concerning Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Iran and Oman - B. Outstanding problems ; 1. Kuwait-Saudi Arabia: partitioned zone offshore lateral boundaries and the question of the islands of Qaru and Umm al-Maradim - 2. Iran-Kuwait-Saudi Arabia: offshore boundary between Iran and the Kuwait-Saudi Arabia partitioned zone - 3 Iran-Iraq-Kuwait: offshore boundaries and Iraq-Kuwait dispute over the islands of Warbah and Bubiyan - 4. Qatar-Saudi Arabia: offshore boundary - 5. Bahrain-Qatar: offshore boundary and the question of the Hawar islands - 6. Iran-Sharjah-Umm al-Qaiwain: the question of Abu Musa island - 7. Iran-Ras al-Khaimah: the question of the Tumb islands - C. Conclusion - IV. Legal status of the Gulf of Aqaba and the Straits of Tiran and the rules governing the right of passage therethrough : A. Geographical and historical position of the Gulf of Aqaba - B. Occupation of Umm Rashrash and the struggle for control of the Gulf of Aqaba, 1949-76 ; 1. Occupation of Umm Rashrash - 2. Egypt-Saudi Arabia accord concerning the islands of Tiran and Sanafir and the question of sovereignty thereover - 3. Egyptian regulations relating to navigation through the Straits of Tiran - 4. The 1956 Sinai campaign and the 1967 Arab-Israeli armed conflict - C. Main assertions and arguments regarding the controversy surrounding the Gulf of Aqaba and the Straits of Tiran ; 1. The Egyptian position - 2. The Israeli position - D. Analysis of the problem ; 1. Legal description of the Gulf of Aqaba - 2. Juridical status of the Gulf of Aqaba - 3. The rules governing the right of passage through the Gulf of Aqaba and the Straits of Tiran - 4. Israeli withdrawal from Sinai Peninsula in March 1957 and the right of passage through the Gulf of Aqaba and the Straits of Tiran - 5. The 'exceptional-possibly unique' case of th Gulf of Aqaba - E. Conclusion - V. Legal aspects of the Red Sea hot brines and other metalliferous mud deposits : A. Discovery and location - B. Nature and economic potential - 3. Legal rights ; 1. The Saudi Arabian law relating to the acquisition of the Red Sea resources - 2. Agreement between Sudan and Saudi Arabia relating to the Joint Exploitation of the Natural Resources of the Sea Bed and Subsoil of the Red Sea in the Common Zone - 3. Conference of States bordering the Red Sea -- Appendices : I. National legislation and international agreements - II. Limits of national claims to offshore jurisdictions - III. Letter from the Political Agent to Shaikh Saqr, Ruler of Sharjah - IV. Declaration concerning the Exclusive Sovereign Rights State of Qatar in the Zones contiguous to the territorial Sea, 2 June 1974 - V. Declaration concerning the Limits of the Exclusive Fishing Zones of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf, 1974 - VI. A. Free No. 15 concerning the Territorial Waters of Yemen Arab Republic, 30 April 1967 - B. Decree No. 16 concerning the continental shelf of the Yemen Arab Republic, 30 April 1967 - VII. Documents on the Understanding concerning on the Island of Abu Musa -- Maps : 1. The Middle East - 2. The Straits of Bab el-Mandeb - 3. The Strait of Hormuz - 4. The Arabian Gulf - 5. Bahrain-Saudi Arabia continental shelf boundary - 6. Iran-Saudi Arabia continental shelf boundary - 7. Abu Dhabi-Qatar continental shelf boundary - 8. Iran-Qatar continental shelf boundary - 9. Bahrain-Iran continental shelf boundary - 10. Iran-United Arab Emirates (Dubai) continental shelf boundary - 11. Iran-Oman continental shelf boundary - 12. Kuwaiti territorial sea and continental shelf - 13. Iraqi territorial sea and continental shelf - 14. Khor Abdullah - 15. The Gulf of Aqaba and the Straits of Tiran - 16. Red Sea median line and location of brine deposits - 17. Trackline of the Oceanographer through the Red Sea.