Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case

Abstract

Sources of International Law — Customary International Law — Acquiescence as Evidence of International Law.

Bays — Delimitation of — Base-Line — Ten-Miles Rule.

Territorial Waters — Measurement of — Base Line — Sinuosities of the Coast — General Direction of the Coast — The Nature of the Coast and the Determination of the Base Line — Bays — Historic Waters — Ten-Mile Rule — International Character of Delimitation of Territorial Waters — Criteria of Delimitation — Evidence of Existing Practice — Application of the System of Straight Lines — Acquiescence of States Affected by Unilateral Measures of Delimitation — Application of the System of Straight Lines to Specific Areas.