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Anglo-Norwegian
Fisheries Case,
International
Court of
Justice, I.C.J.
Reports 116
(1951)
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Materials Needed for Class
In 1935 by a government decree Norway defined its
Territorial sea connecting 48 points of land, Norway’s
Territorial Sea was not measured from the low water line
along the coast, but from straight baselines linking the
outermost points on the extremities of the islands and
headlands of the coast. Therefore, the Southern portion of
the lines embraced clusters of islands. The Northern portion
covered a heavily indented coastline. Therefore the UK
challenged the decree of Norway, saying that it’s in
contradiction with principle of international law.
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ISSUE
Whether the delimitation
Norway contradict any
international law or not?
RULINGS
Reasoning: the delimitation
was not any violation or
contradiction of
international law, the
delimitation was proper.
Decision: The ICJ upheld the
Norwegian delimitation.
RULINGS
Principle: The baseline can be calculated
straightly linking the outmost points of the land.
It is called straight baseline principle.
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