Ukraine v. Russia: Passage through Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov: Part II: Ukraine’s Rights of Passage through Kerch Strait
Journal: intR2Dok (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin)
Year: 2018

II: Ukraine's Rights of Passage through Kerch Strait In our previous post, we have taken a look at the legal status of the Sea of Azov and concluded that there are two possible Scenarios involving either a shared bay regime of internal waters or a "standard" situation in which the Sea of Azov is divided into the territorial seas of Russia and Ukraine in addition to a high seas pocket in the centre (see Picture 3).Based on these conclusions, the present post undertakes a preliminary review of Ukr