About France’s Claim To The Continental Shelf
More news about the UNCLOS claim to be formulated by France on behalf of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon in the next few days.
- French seabed bid necessary for St-Pierre survival, residents insist
- French claim on seabed invalid, PM tells Williams
| Le 30 April, 2009 - 17:52 TU -
Classement : Uncategorized - |
|
2 réponses to “About France’s Claim To The Continental Shelf”
Un commentaire ?
Dans la même rubrique :
- St Pierre & Miquelon in the News » Noted News Items St-Pierre-Miquelon pushing France to make seabed claim – Evening Telegram Canada to fight French claim to sea shelf: minister AFP - 1 hour ago – The French government faced intense pressure from the economically marginalized citizens of the French islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon to stake a claim … France renews claim to Atlantic seabed rights CTV.ca Canada [...]
- RadioBarachois.net » RadioBarachois.net is the English Language service of RadioBarachois.com, a news and information site about Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, French islands located South of the island of Newfoundland. More information about Saint-Pierre and Miquelon can be obtained from various sites : RadioBarachois.com [French] – St-Pierre-et-Miquelon.com [Tourism Information] – GrandColombier.com
- Saint-Pierre and Miquelon’s Guillotine on Exhibit » The State Museum of St Pierre and Miquelon has put the island’s guillotine on permanent exhibit. This famous instrument of capital punishment was used once in 1889 for the execution of one Auguste Néel for crimes committed in the previous year. The St-Pierre execution was made famous in 2000 by [...]
- Bell ExpressVu cancels RFO » Citing poor viewership, Bell ExpressVu cancelled RFO St Pierre et Miquelon (Channel 147) from their services. Online Petition for the Return of RFO Email : Feedback Form Call : 1 888 759-3474 In Quebec : Bureau du directeur C.P. 8787, succ. A Montréal (Québec) H3C 4R5 In Ontario : Bureau du directeur C.P. 920, succ. A Toronto (Ontario) [...]
“And … In the coming days, France is expected to lay a claim to a portion of the continental shelf off the east coast of Canada … a part of the shelf said to be rich in oil and gas resources and one it hopes will revitalize the two tiny French Colonies of St. Pierre and Miquelon. But the Canadian Government has other ideas. We’ll have a documentary about the pending dispute.”
CBC The Current http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/
Part 2: Sharing the Shelf
Sometime in the next two weeks, France is expected to lay an official claim to a larger portion of the continental shelf off the east coast of Canada. The part of the shelf in question could turn out to be rich in oil and natural gas reserves. And that would be a boon to the 6,500 people who live on St. Pierre and Miquelon, two tiny islands — and French territories — off the south coast of Newfoundland. The fishing business there has gone bust. And the islands’ residents hope that an expanded territorial claim might result in an offshore oil boom. France has until May 13th to make a claim, or else it will lose the right to do so forever.
The CBC’s Marie Wadden prepared a documentary about the prelude to the dispute. It’s called Sharing The Shelf.
And for a look at how Canada might respond to a claim from France, we were joined by Don McRae. He is the Hyman Soloway Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa. He’s also the author of Canadian Oceans Policy: National Strategies and the New Law of the Sea. He was in Ottawa.
[...] admin created an interesting post today on RadioBarachois » About France's Claim To The Continental ShelfHere’s a short outlineCanada “saved” France in two World Wars, why should let France and Saint-Pierre et Miquelon gain access to the continental shelf? The islands are surrounded by Canadian waters. Why should they gain access to the continental shelf? … [...]