sector principle
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editNoun
editsector principle (uncountable)
- A principle in international law where international boundaries are extended over sea areas in the Arctic towards the North Pole following meridians (lines of longitude). The same principle is used over land in the Antarctic to the South Pole.
- 2001, Alex G. Oude Elferink, editor, The Law of the Sea and Polar Maritime Delimitation and Jurisdiction:
- The Canadian authorities have also relied upon the sector principle for the purposes of the Inuvialuet Land Claim and the Nunavut boundary.
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editprinciple in international law
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References
edit- sector principle: Oxford Reference.
Further reading
edit- Territorial claims in the Arctic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia