ABSTRACT
In the case of 12 miles territorial sea, significantly large territorial sea areas would accrue to Greece at the expense of high sea areas, due to the large number of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. The interpretation of the rule of the 1982 Convention on the territorial sea limit is another aspect of Greece's views. The Greek view of the conventional customary rule has another significant aspect relevant to the Aegean territorial sea dispute. According to Greece, the right to set the limit of the territorial sea is a sovereign right vested with the coastal State. The facts that the 1982 Convention clearly confirms the place of these principles for the performance of rights and obligations, and that they are relevant to the interpretation and performance of both conventional and customary rights and obligations in international law are enough evidence that these principles may be referred to for the settlement of the Aegean territorial sea dispute.
