Compare definitional and locational boundary disputes.
Definitional: disagreement over treaty interpretation. Locational: disagreement over boundary placement.
Compare operational and allocational boundary disputes.
Operational: disagreement on boundary function. Allocational: disagreement on resource allocation.
Compare the Territorial Sea and the EEZ.
Territorial Sea: 12 nm, complete sovereignty. EEZ: 200 nm, resource rights.
Compare the Contiguous Zone and the High Seas.
Contiguous Zone: 24 nm, limited sovereignty. High Seas: beyond EEZ, open to all.
Compare allocational disputes and irredentism.
Allocational disputes: focus on resources. Irredentism: focus on cultural ties and annexation.
Compare locational disputes and irredentism.
Locational disputes: focus on boundary placement. Irredentism: focus on cultural ties and annexation.
Compare operational disputes and irredentism.
Operational disputes: focus on boundary function. Irredentism: focus on cultural ties and annexation.
Compare definitional disputes and irredentism.
Definitional disputes: focus on treaty interpretation. Irredentism: focus on cultural ties and annexation.
Compare the causes of allocational and operational disputes.
Allocational disputes: resource discovery. Operational disputes: refugee crisis.
Compare the outcomes of allocational and operational disputes.
Allocational disputes: economic instability. Operational disputes: strained international relations.
Define 'boundary'.
A line that marks the limit of an area.
Define 'dispute'.
A disagreement between two or more parties.
Define 'irredentism'.
A political movement to reclaim territory based on cultural or historical ties.
What is 'The Law of the Sea'?
International law governing the use of the oceans.
Define 'Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)'.
A sea zone where a state has rights to explore and extract resources.
Define 'High Seas'.
Waters beyond national jurisdiction, open to all nations.
Define 'Territorial Sea'.
12 nautical miles from the coast; complete sovereignty.
Define 'Contiguous Zone'.
Up to 24 nautical miles from the coast; limited sovereignty.
What is a definitional boundary dispute?
Disagreement over the interpretation of legal documents defining a boundary.
What is a locational boundary dispute?
Disagreement over where a boundary should be placed.
Cause and effect: Discovery of new resources along a boundary.
Cause: Discovery of new resources. Effect: Allocational boundary dispute.
Cause and effect: Conflicting interpretations of a treaty.
Cause: Conflicting interpretations. Effect: Definitional boundary dispute.
Cause and effect: Influx of refugees across a border.
Cause: Refugee influx. Effect: Operational boundary dispute.
Cause and effect: A country claims cultural ties to a neighboring region.
Cause: Cultural ties. Effect: Irredentism, potential annexation.
Cause and effect: Disagreement on maritime boundary delimitation.
Cause: Disagreement on maritime boundary. Effect: Disputes over fishing and oil resources.
Cause and effect: A country drills oil on the other side of the border.
Cause: Drilling oil on the other side of the border. Effect: Allocational boundary dispute.
Cause and effect: Treaty of Versailles border between Poland and Germany.
Cause: Treaty of Versailles border. Effect: Locational boundary dispute.
Cause and effect: Neighboring countries disputed who was responsible for the influx of Syrian refugees.
Cause: Syrian refugee crisis. Effect: Operational boundary dispute.
Cause and effect: Nazi Germany claiming ethnic Germans in Austria gave them the right to reclaim the territory.
Cause: Nazi Germany claiming ethnic Germans in Austria. Effect: Irredentism.
Cause and effect: A state has complete sovereignty within its Territorial Sea.
Cause: Territorial Sea. Effect: Complete sovereignty.
