: A Journey Through International Law, History and Politics
First Statement of Responsibility
\ by Charles L. O. Buderi, Luciana T. Ricart
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
; Boston
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Brill Nijhoff
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2018
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxv, 905 p.
Other Physical Details
:maps
SERIES
Series Title
Queen Mary studies in international law,
Volume Designation
; volume 29
ISSN of Series
,1877-4822 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Origins and nature of the dispute -- The Gulf islands dispute in historical perspective -- Modes of acquisition and effective control of territory -- The pre-sixteenth century period and the existence of historic rights of ownership -- The Kingdom of Hormuz, its conquest by Portugal in 1515 and Portugal's defeat at the hands of Persia and Britain in 1622 -- The early seventeenth century to the end of the eighteenth century : were the islands still terra nullius? -- The seeds of conflict : 1800 until 1887 - effective occupation -- The period 1887-1971 : the possible "critical dates" in the sovereignty dispute -- The MOU related to Abu Musa, the seizure of the Tunbs by Iran on 30 November 1971 and subsequent events up to the present -- Evidentiary value of maps in sovereignty disputes over territory.