Svininykh, E.A. On the provisions of the Art. 76 of the UN Convention on Maritime Law of 1982.

Abstract: In 2001 the Russian Federation addressed the UN Commission on Outer Borders of the Continental Shelf with the request to broaden the territory of its continental shelf. This request is still being reviewed. This article is devoted to some topical issues of interpretation of Art. 76 of the UN Convention on Maritime Law of 1982. Much attention is paid to the analysis of provisions on the outer borders of the continental shelf beyond the limit of 200 marine miles. Keywords: jurisprudence, continental shelf, UN Convention on Maritime Law of 1982, international maritime law, coastal state, international legal regulation, limitation, application, marine borders, UN Commission on Boarders of Continental Shelf