Technical Aspects by Equal-Circumstances for Delimitation between Thailand – Cambodia above Latitude 11 N.

Abstract

Thailand and Cambodia have claimed continental shelf unilaterally in Gulf of Thailand resulting overlapping claim area. Negotiation between Thailand and Cambodia is contiguous. Presently, the still agreement is the Memorandum of Understanding between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Royal Thai Government regarding the Area of their Overlapping Maritime Claims to the Continental Shelf, named as Overlapping Claims Area (OCA), done on 18 June B.E. 2554 (MOU 2544). This research aims at finding solution for maritime delimitation between Thailand and Cambodia based on MOU 2544 that the delimitation is above latitude 11 north. The research begins with case study from International Court of Justice (ICJ) and International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). Geographic Information System (GIS) is the tool for analysis the input data which are topographic information such as general direction of the coast, relevant coastline for finding the relevant area. The overlapping area to be delimited is from the relevant area. The overlapping area stemmed from the relevant area is to lower the different aspects for defining overlapping independently. The maritime area from the research is equitable because the input data, topographic information, is subjective. This research strengthens the equitable solution for delimitation in UNCLOS 1982. The research is from author’s analysis based on geographic circumstances. The other circumstances such as historic title and socialites are none for analysis. The results is the author’s opinion only.