Sovereignty and the Sea
Title | Sovereignty and the Sea PDF eBook |
Author | John G. Butcher |
Publisher | NUS Press |
Pages | 556 |
Release | 2017-03-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9814722219 |
Until the mid-1950s nearly all the waters lying between the far-flung islands of the Indonesian archipelago were as open to the ships of all nations as the waters of the great oceans. In order to enhance its failing sovereign grasp over the nation, as well as to deter perceived external threats to Indonesia’s national integrity, in 1957 the Indonesian government declared that it had “absolute sovereignty” over all the waters lying within straight baselines drawn between the outermost islands of Indonesia. At a single step, Indonesia had asserted its dominion over a vast swathe of what had hitherto been seas open to all, and made its lands and the seas it now claimed a single unified entity for the first time. International outrage and alarm ensued, expressed especially by the great maritime nations. Nevertheless, despite its low international profile, its relative poverty, and its often frail state capacity, Indonesia eventually succeeded in gaining international recognition for its claim when, in 1982, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea formally recognized the existence of a new category of states known as “archipelagic states” and declared that these states had sovereignty over their “archipelagic waters”. Sovereignty and the Sea explains how Indonesia succeeded in its extraordinary claim. At the heart of Indonesia’s archipelagic campaign was a small group of Indonesian diplomats. Largely because of their dogged persistence, negotiating skills, and willingness to make difficult compromises Indonesia became the greatest archipelagic state in the world.
The State of the Sea, Indonesia
Title | The State of the Sea, Indonesia PDF eBook |
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Release | 2018* |
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ISBN | 9786025285806 |
Indonesia beyond the Water’s Edge
Title | Indonesia beyond the Water’s Edge PDF eBook |
Author | R. B. Cribb |
Publisher | Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2009-07-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9812309845 |
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic state, with more than 18,000 islands and over 7.9 million square kilometres of sea. The marine frontier presents the nation with both economic opportunities and political and strategic challenges. Indonesia has been affected more than most countries in the world by a slow revolution in the management of its waters. Whereas Indonesia’s seas were once conceived administratively as little more than the empty space between islands, successive governments have become aware that this view is outmoded. The effective transfer to the seas of regulatory regimes that took shape on land, such as territoriality, has been an enduring challenge to Indonesian governments. This book addresses issues related to maritime boundaries and security, marine safety, inter-island shipping, the development of the archipelagic concept in international law, marine conservation, illegal fishing, and the place of the sea in national and regional identity.
Indonesia and the Law of the Sea
Title | Indonesia and the Law of the Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Hasjim Djalal |
Publisher | |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Indonesia |
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Selling the Sea, Fishing for Power
Title | Selling the Sea, Fishing for Power PDF eBook |
Author | Dedy Supriadi Adhuri |
Publisher | ANU E Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2013-03-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1922144835 |
This book is an ethnographic study of several coastal communities in the Kei Islands of eastern Indonesia. Central to Dr. Adhuri’s argument is an insistence that systems of local marine resource management cannot be studied on their own, in isolation from either the complex cultural and historical conditions that give impetus to community action or from the equally complex regional and national contexts within which such action is undertaken.
Cooperation and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region
Title | Cooperation and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region PDF eBook |
Author | Myron H. Nordquist |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 523 |
Release | 2019-11-11 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004412026 |
Cooperation and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region provides valuable insight into a region that encompasses many important maritime regions, and harbors promising opportunities for maritime cooperation and engagement.
Focus on Indonesia
Title | Focus on Indonesia PDF eBook |
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Pages | 546 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Indonesia |
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