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Straits connect separate seas and divide the territory of states.
This geographical fact invites legal disputes over international boundary drawing, request for passage by foreign ships, assertion of territorial control over the waters forming the straits, and the basis for a regime generally accepted as law in our times. This is a thorough and well-documented book which combines elements of history, geography, international shipping, and the law of the sea. The author takes us back to the first regime for international straits in 1949, through to the practices of the present day. It will be an invaluable text for all international lawyers, particularly those specializing in the law of the sea. International lawyers, particularly those specializing in the law of the sea.