A Particularised Assessment of the Concept of Historic Waters in International Law of the Sea

چکیده مقاله

The doctrine of historic waters was introduced in the early twentieth century in international law of the sea. After more than a century of implementation aforesaid doctrine in between states, until today we has been witness its little development. In the Convention on the territorial sea and the contingous area and Convention on the law of the sea, there is no regulations concerning the historic waters.However,today in international law, a large number of stats, according to the doctrine of historic waters in the seas are seeking to expand their jurisdictional ambit, but the lack of clear and specific rules in this regard has led to differences at the international level, in this regard the fundamental question is that concept of historic waters  how is in international law of the sea?regarding to requirements of historic waters seem that historical waters those waters which coastal state applied effectively and consistently its sovereign rights over them and such rights consistently been associated with express or implied recognition of states.In the end, regarding to importance of historic waters in international law of the sea are deserving to be formed international conference with the aim the codification and development regulations governing to historic waters.