British foreign secretary reiterates support for the Falklands in meeting with Cheryl Roberts

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British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband hosted Cheryl Roberts, a member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, in London on Thursday, and reiterated to her that the United Kingdom “stands shoulder to shoulder” with the archipelago's residents and “remains steadfast” in supporting their right “to determine their own future and develop their own resources”. Read full article

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Steve Potts
Relevant case:

The land dominates the sea. This principle was recognized by the International Court of Justice in the North Sea Continental Shelf Cases where it made it abundantly clear that ‘the land is the legal source of the power which a State may exercise over territorial extensions to seaward.’ Simply put, the maritime claims of a State are contingent upon its geographical claims. (The Sea Dominates the Law – Rise in Sea Level as a Grotian Moment, Norwegian Centre in International Law, quoting North Sea Continental Shelf Cases 1969, para 96, Goel G., 9 Sept 2020).
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