EQUITABLE PRINCIPLE DALAM PENENTUAN BATAS WILAYAH LAUT ANTARA NEGARA KESATUAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA DENGAN REPUBLIK DEMOCRATIC TIMOR LESTE

This research aims to find a equitable solution in delimitation the sea territory between the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic Democratic of Timor Leste through a philosophical foundation, characteristics, and legality. The Equitable principle is a equitable solution in delimitation overlapping sea boundaries between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic Democratic of Timor Leste. The legal issues are: (1) principles in delimitation sea boundaries (2) the criteria of the equitable principle, (3) equitable principles matching as a principle in delimitation sea boundaries. This type of research is normative with research methods including statute approaches, case approaches and conceptual approaches. The research results of this dissertation are as follows: Firstly, the principles in delimitation sea boundaries in a territorial sea regime are the distance equations with regard to the historic title of the two countries while exclusive economic zone regime are equitable solutions with special/relevant circumstances. Secondly, the equitable principle criteria as a principle in ensuring sea boundaries for countries facing and side by side is the Equitable principle which is a principle born from the use of the equidistance line method with special/relevant circumstances. Special/relevant circumstances are the main foundation for applying equity so that it can produce the equitable principle. Lastly, the equitable principle requirement as a principle in assuring the territorial boundaries of Indonesia and Timor Leste is a joint baseline determination based on the historic title and the baseline withdrawal method applied the equidistance line principle with special circumstances