Argentinian lawyer challenges UK’s historic claim over Falklands waters
The Guardian reported that Argentine lawyer Marcelo Kohen, speaking for Argentina at an international tribunal in Hamburg, mocked the United Kingdom’s claim…
The Guardian reported that Argentine lawyer Marcelo Kohen, speaking for Argentina at an international tribunal in Hamburg, mocked the United Kingdom’s claim that the British Crown retains historic sovereignty over parts of the ocean around the Falkland Islands.
He said Britain is “wrong to believe in historic doctrine that crown has sovereignty over parts of oceans” and should not be allowed to act as a “17th‑century colonial power treating the waters around the Falkland Islands as a Dominium maris Britannici.”
Kohen added that Britain appears to be “believing in the historic doctrine that the British crown has sovereignty over expansive parts of the oceans.”
Why it matters
The dispute could determine which nation controls oil exploration rights in the contested waters.
Key details
- Location
- United Kingdom · Europe
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- The Guardian
- First reported
- Key names
- Argentinian, UK, Falklands, Britain
- Section
- World
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