Blue Economy And Boundary Law: Redefining Maritime Delimitation Between India And Its Neighbouring Countries
- IJLLR Journal
- May 20
- 1 min read
Shreyansh Bhatt, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Nikunj Singh Yadav, Assistant Professor, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
ABSTRACT
Presently, delimitation at sea involves jurisdiction, development, and regional order delimitation at sea within the Indian Ocean. The research problem is India's current position of control through line drawing, despite the fact that conflicts today relate to the governance of resources, marine ecology, and cooperative conflict and security, focusing on these neighboring states. The research explores the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and India's position, and examines related bilateral treaties and the main judicial and arbitral decisions in the Indian region using doctrinal legal research. It also evaluates the latest data enforcement of fisheries and recently signed treaties on the cooperative Blue Economy. The research indicates that despite the fact that India's maritime practices are in some cases (legally) beyond the norm, the institutional side is optimistic. The treaties imposed with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, as well as the award to Myanmar, show the long-term institutional impacts of resolving maritime delimitations. The fragile governance structures of the maritime domain can be seen in the continuing conflicts of the Sir Creek and Palk Bay fisheries. The research concludes that legal justice alone should not be the sole consideration in India's case on maritime delimitations.
Keywords: Blue Economy; maritime delimitation; India; Bay of Bengal; fisheries
