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Ruling the Sea: Managing Maritime Conflicts through UNCLOS and Exclusive Economic Zones

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  • Stephen C. Nemeth
  • Sara McLaughlin Mitchell
  • Elizabeth A. Nyman
  • Paul R. Hensel

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Two primary mechanisms for managing competitive interstate claims to maritime areas are evaluated: the creation of private ownership of maritime zones in the form of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and the creation of a global institution, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to establish standards for maritime claims and dispute resolution procedures. Analyses of maritime claims in the Western Hemisphere and Europe from 1900 to 2001 show that declared EEZs help states reach agreements over maritime conflicts in bilateral negotiations, while membership in UNCLOS prevents the outbreak of new maritime claims and promotes third-party management efforts of maritime conflicts. Neither mechanism influences the probability of militarized conflicts over maritime areas.

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  • Stephen C. Nemeth & Sara McLaughlin Mitchell & Elizabeth A. Nyman & Paul R. Hensel, 2014. "Ruling the Sea: Managing Maritime Conflicts through UNCLOS and Exclusive Economic Zones," International Interactions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(5), pages 711-736, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ginixx:v:40:y:2014:i:5:p:711-736
    DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2014.897233
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    1. Paul R Hensel & Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, 2017. "From territorial claims to identity claims: The Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) Project," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 34(2), pages 126-140, March.
    2. à slaug à sgeirsdóttir & Martin C. Steinwand, 2018. "Distributive Outcomes in Contested Maritime Areas," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 62(6), pages 1284-1313, July.
    3. Shawna K. Metzger, 2017. "Time is on my side? The impact of timing and dispute type on militarized conflict duration," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 34(3), pages 308-329, May.
    4. Kelly Daniels & Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, 2017. "Bones of democratic contention: Maritime disputes," International Area Studies Review, Center for International Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, vol. 20(4), pages 293-310, December.
    5. Sara McLaughlin Mitchell & Cody J Schmidt, 2024. "Insecure fisheries: How illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing affects piracy," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 41(3), pages 313-338, May.

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