Kerch Strait incident in the Light of Unclos Cover Image

Інцидент у Керченській протоці у світлі Конвенції ООН з морського права 1982 року
Kerch Strait incident in the Light of Unclos

Author(s): Saulius Katuoka, Klumbytė Skirmante
Subject(s): International Law
Published by: Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого
Keywords: Kerch Strait incident; internal waters; territorial sea; freedom of navigation; warships; UNCLOS; Agreement between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on cooperation in the use of the Sea of Azov;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to give an international legal assessment to Kerch Strait incident of 25 November 2018. The article deals with such issues in detail: Description of events, Scope of the discussion, Rights of navigation in the Kerch Strait (Rights under UNCLOS and Rights under the 2003 Cooperation Agreement), Denunciation / Termination of the Agreement between Ukraine and Russian Federation on cooperation in the use of the Sea of Azov and the Strait of Kerch (2003), Other violations of UNCLOS and Conclusions.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 145
  • Page Range: 225-243
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Ukrainian