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Montevideo, June 21st 2026 - 15:40 UTC

 

 

Falklands, Territorial integrity and selfdetermination dominate discussions,… but oil may change that

Monday, June 1st 2026 - 08:27 UTC
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The following piece from The Conversation was presented Vicky Kapogianni Lecturer in EU and International Law, University of Reading and Eric Loefflad, Lecturer in Law, LLM Pathway Director for Human Rights Law and International Law with International Relations, University of Kent Read full article

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  • Steve Potts

    A State with sovereignty over an island the right to establish its territorial sea, contiguous zone, EEZ and continental shelf. Therefore, it is a widely accepted principle of international law that sovereign title over an island is established by effective occupation rather than by mere geographical affinity of a coastal state. (The Law of the Sea and Northern Asia: a Challenge for Cooperation, Kwon P.H., Kluwer Law International, Martin Nijhoff, 2000, p93.)

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  • Jack Jones

    The oil will change nothing other than making the Falklands become richer. nothing to do with any other country,

    Jun 01st, 2026 - 12:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  • Steve Potts

    When you have a nothing sovereignty claim you have to make it up as you go along to indoctrinate the folks back home.

    UNGA 1514 of 1960 Misused by Argentina in Respect of Territorial Integrity: https://www.academia.edu/129405237/UNGA_Resolution_1514_of_1960_Misused_by_Argentina_in_Respect_of_Territorial_Integrity
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  • Shogun

    If an Israeli or Palestinian read any of this, published by talking heads

    They would fall about laughing for 2 very different reasons

    Jun 02nd, 2026 - 12:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  • Pugol-H

    As far as the oil/gas is concerned, the UN decolonisation declaration, UNGA resolution 1514, says the inhabitants of the non-self-governing territories (of which the Falklands are one) have the right to use their natural resources.

    As well as the right to self-determination, free from outside influence.

    As far as 'territorial integrity' is concerned, the Falklands have been British since long before Argentina ever existed and therefore cannot disrupt the 'territorial integrity' of a country, they have never legitimately been a part of.

    Any ‘lecturer in law’ should know that.

    Also, this is not a ‘deadlock’, but a status quo which one side is not happy with, which is their problem, life in the rest of the world and the S. Atlantic in particular, goes on anyway.

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