| Abstract [eng] |
The Dissertation aims at a systematic and coherent analysis of the regulation in national law of the regime of maritime zones under the sovereignty and (or) jurisdiction of the Republic of Lithuania, i.e. internal sea waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, in the context of international regime of maritime zones and taking into consideration the regulation of the maritime regime in the Baltic Sea Region. The concept of maritime zones therein encompasses the delimitation of Lithuanian maritime zones as a precondition for the establishment of their regime, and the following issues of the main fields of maritime regime: seaport regime, safe navigation in Lithuanian maritime zones, economic maritime activities, exploitation and management of sea resources, scientific maritime research, rescue at sea operations, liquidation of sea pollution incidents and dumping of waste. Having disclosed the gaps of national maritime regulation, it is being stated that Lithuanian State has not fully implemented the rights of a coastal state established under the 1982 United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea and not fully ensures the performance of its international obligations; furthermore, it is the only Baltic Sea State which does not have any separate law on its maritime zones. Therefore the main suggestions proposed for consideration are a need of a separate underlying national law that would define Lithuanian maritime zones and specify their regime or establish the basis thereof and fill in other gaps, or a possibility of otherwise improving the existing regulation by at least supplementing or amending the existing legal acts. |
