Boundary
Definition of Boundary
In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Boundary :
An imaginary line that determines the territorial limits of a state. Such boundaries define the limitation of each state’s effective *jurisdictio They are three-dimensional in nature in that they include the *airspace and subsoil of the state, the terra firma within the boundary, and the maritime domain of the state’s internal waters and territorial sea.
See also accretion; avulsion; thalweg, rule of the.
Boundary
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on boundary explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.
Boundary
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See Also
- Land boundaries
- Metes and bounds
- Plat map
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Further Reading
- The entry “boundary/ies” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press
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