2018

Abstract: Thisstudy briefly examines the most significant developments in international law regarding maritime delimitation as reflected in the judgment of the International Court of Justice dated February 2, 2018, in the joined casesMaritime Delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean and Land Boundary in the Northern Part of Isla Portillos (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua). The main purpose of the study is to examine whether the International Court of Justice has maintained the methodology it clearly established in the caseMaritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine) andto observe how the Court applies this methodology, particularly with regard to the adjustment of the provisional equidistance line in the context of special circumstances.

Keywords:maritime delimitation, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone, territorial sea, International Court of Justice