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The The The The United Nations United Nations United Nations United Nations – The Nippon Foundation of Japan The Nippon Foundation of Japan The Nippon Foundation of Japan The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme Fellowship Programme Fellowship Programme Fellowship Programme – Fellow Profile Fellow Profile Fellow Profile Fellow Profile Mr. Reza Dehghani Iran Bio-sketch Mr. Dehghani is a Legal Officer in the Legal and International Directorate General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He holds a Bachelor Degree in International Relations (2001) and a Masters Degree in Diplomacy and International Organizations (2003) from the School of International Relations (SIR). After completing his Masters in 2004, Mr. Dehghani began working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His current responsibility is following issues regarding the maritime delimitation and other maritime subjects of the Islamic Republic in Iran in the Persian Gulf. To date, he has published articles in Iranian journals regarding international law issues in Persian. Fellowship Host Institutions and Supervisors 1. Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, The Max-Plank Institute, (Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Wolfrum) 2. The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations (Dr. François Bailet) or ITLOS (Mr. Philippe Gautier) Research Abstract Continental Shelf Delimitation in the Persian Gulf The political, economic and strategic importance of the Persian Gulf has been recognized by many nations throughout history. As there are huge hydrocarbon reserves in the Persian Gulf, maritime delimitation and delimitating the marine boundaries between the littoral States is a necessary precondition for the exploitation of these resources. But lack of defined land borders, presence of numerous islands, reefs and shoals and existence transboundary oil-deposits makes the delimitation process very complicated. Maritime borders of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as the only littoral State in the north of the Persian Gulf facing the other 7 littoral States, needs to be delimitated. This research is aimed to evaluate the continental shelf delimitation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Persian Gulf. This discussion is also intended to provide possible options to overcome the unresolved problems. Fellow Contact Information [email protected]
