The Rights and Obligations of States in Disputed Maritime Areas : Cambridge University Press : 9781108830102 : 1108830102 : 14 Oct 2021 : "1 Introduction The second half of the 20th century witnessed a significant rise in disputed maritime areas, because of the expansion of the limits of maritime jurisdiction. As a result, conflicts inevitably emerged between coastal States that are in close geographical proximity to each other. To first sketch some background to disputed maritime areas, how they arise and need to be understood. Most coastal states will make claims that are based on full entitlements to maritime zones, encompassing, for instance, the whole 200 nautical mile (nm) exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or continental shelf and a 12 nm territorial sea subject to delimitation, in case of an overlap. Entitlements to maritime zones derive from land territory, and, in turn, the maritime zones to which a territory is entitled follow from having title over that particular piece of terri