Equidistance principle

The equidistance principle, or principle of equidistance, is a legal concept in maritime boundary claims that a nation's maritime boundaries should conform to a median line that is equidistant from the shores of neighboring nations. The concept was developed in the process of settling disputes in which the borders of adjacent nations were located on a contiguous continental shelf: The equidistance principale represents one aspect of customary international law, but its importance is evaluated in light of other factors such as history:

Equidistance principle

The equidistance principle, or principle of equidistance, is a legal concept in maritime boundary claims that a nation's maritime boundaries should conform to a median line that is equidistant from the shores of neighboring nations. The concept was developed in the process of settling disputes in which the borders of adjacent nations were located on a contiguous continental shelf: The equidistance principale represents one aspect of customary international law, but its importance is evaluated in light of other factors such as history: