The Caspian: international legal documents

сост.: Жильцов С.С., Зонн И.С., Костяной А.Г., Семенов А.В.

The book is a compilation of international legal documents referring to different aspects of the legal status of the Caspian Sea over the last three centuries. The first part of the book concentrates on agreements that regulated Russo-Persian relations, which in effect defined the legal order on the Caspian from the mid 16th century. The second part of the book presents documents concluded between the USSR and Iran. The third part of the book is a collection of legal acts that were adopted after the fall of the USSR, when the number of Caspian countries increased to five, and the following issues appeared on the agenda: the legal regulation of subsurface use modalities, transport of energy resources and environmental protection. The fourth part is a collection of documents depicting individual aspects of the relations between Caspian countries in different spheres. The last part of the book treats the outcome of the Fifth Caspian Summit during which the following were signed: The Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea and a number of other documents on cooperation between Caspian states.

uments on cooperation between Caspian states.

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