Northern Limit Line and its Problems of the Law of the Sea in the Sea Area around Five South Korean Islands of the West Sea

북방한계선(北方限界線)과 서해5도(西海5島) 주변수역(周邊水域)의 해양법문제(海洋法問題)

  • Received : 2004.05.03
  • Accepted : 2004.07.01
  • Published : 2004.07.31

Abstract

Five Islands in the West Sea of Korea (Baekryeong-do, Daecheong-do, Socheong-do, Yeonpyeong-do, and Woo-do) are located very close to the North Korea's coast and all of them are under the jurisdiction of South Korea. The North and South Korean naval vessels clashed twice in the West Sea of Korea on June 15, 1999 and on June 29, 2002. These incidents were resulted from conflicts over the validity of the Northern Limit Line(NLL) and the appropriate maritime boundary between the two Koreas. From the viewpoint of South Korea, the North Limit Line is a lawful Maritime Military Demarcation Line under the Korean Military Armistice Agreement and it must be maintained as a maritime boundary between two Koreas until being substituted by a peace treaty. In conclusion, the maritime boundary between two Koreas cannot be settled easily by the principles of the International Law of the Sea at present.

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