Screen LibraryThe Iran-UAE Gulf islands dispute : a journey through international law, history and politics /
"[This book covers] centuries of Gulf history and evolving principles of international law on territorial disputes to reach conclusions over the rightful sovereign of three Gulf islands - Abu Musa and the Tunbs - claimed by both Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Drawing on a wide range of scho...
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Brill Nijhoff,
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| Publisher Address: | Leiden ; Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Queen Mary studies in international law ;
volume 29 |
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| Summary: |
"[This book covers] centuries of Gulf history and evolving principles of international law on territorial disputes to reach conclusions over the rightful sovereign of three Gulf islands - Abu Musa and the Tunbs - claimed by both Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Drawing on a wide range of scholarly works and archival documents from sources as diverse as the Dutch East India Company, the Ottoman Empire and the British Government, [the authors] analyze historical events from antiquity up to modern times. Ultimately, the authors reach conclusions on the ownership of the islands under international law which challenge the positions of both parties."-- |
| Item Description: | Donation. |
| Carrier Form: | xxxv, 905 pages : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 861-877) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789004236189 900423618X |
| Index Number: | KZ3881 |
| CLC: | D993.5 |
| Call Number: | D993.5/B927 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Origins and nature of the dispute -- The Gulf islands dispute in historical perspective -- Modes of acquisition and effective control of territory -- The pre-sixteenth century period and the existence of historic rights of ownership -- The Kingdom of Hormuz, its conquest by Portugal in 1515 and Portugal's defeat at the hands of Persia and Britain in 1622 -- The early seventeenth century to the end of the eighteenth century : were the islands still terra nullius? -- The seeds of conflict: 1800 until 1887 : effective occupation -- The period 1887-1971 : the possible "critical dates" in the sovereignty dispute -- The MOU related to Abu Musa, the seizure of the Tunbs by Iran on 30 November 1971 and subsequent events up to the present -- Evidentiary value of maps in sovereignty disputes over territory. |