TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY OF STATES

Izlažu se različiti dijelovi državnog područja na kopnu, moru i u zračnom prostoru. Pojam teritorijalne suverenosti (vrhovništva) država raspravlja se u okviru načela njegove punoće i njegove isključivosti, uz brojne izuzetke i ograde koje nameću pravila općega međunarodnog prava ili ugovorne obveze država. Slijedi izlaganje o međudržavnim služnostima. Izlažu se tzv. prirodne i umjetne granice država, načelo uti possidetis, postupak utvrđivanja granica, te pravni domašaj ugovora o granicama.Different parts of State territory on land, sea and in the airspace are explained first. The concept of territorial sovereignty is envisaged through principles of its all-inclusiveness and its exclusivity, subject to many exceptions and restrictions imposed either by rules of general international law or by specific treaty obligations that can be assumed by a State. The concept of State servitudes was not assimilated in the practice of international courts and tribunals. Besides, it can be the cause of some misconceptions and confusion in public international law. Within the explanation of territorial boundaries are discussed the so-called natural boundaries such as boundary rivers and lakes and mountain boundaries, as well as the artificial boundaries. Follow explanation of the principle of uti possidetis, of procedures of fixing boundaries and of special legal scope of boundary treaties in international law