ABSTRACT
Under international law a dispute exists if there is a disagreement on a point of law or fact, a conflict of legal views or of interests. It is a fact that Turkey and Greece hold clearly opposite views on the issue. They have divergent positions on a question involving the applicability of 12 nautical miles territorial sea limit in the specific case of the Aegean. However, it could still be argued that in legal terms the issue of territorial sea in the Aegean remains more of a potential problem rather than an actual dispute with all elements are in place. It is not clear whether a stage of a legal dispute has yet arisen between the parties and the dispute has reached a stage of precise legal definition with all requirements.
