(English & Tokelauan version) Agreement between Cook Islands and New Zealand concerning the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries between the Cook Islands and Tokelau 8 April 2010
- Summary
This legal document contains the English and Tokelauan version of the Agreement between the Cook Islands and New Zealand concerning the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries between the Cook Islands and Tokelau, signed on 8 April 2010.
Tokelau (Tokelau Islands) is a dependent territory of New Zealand that is constituted by tropical coral atolls.
Article 1 of the Agreement specifies the use of the equidistant method in maritime boundary demarcation.
Article 2 provides the specific coordinates constituting the maritime boundary.
Article 3 clarifies that shall there be a continental shelf boundary between the Cook Islands and Tokelau that locates beyond both's EEZ and thus necessitates the extension of the boundary stated in Article 2, such boundary line shall be extended in accordance with international laws.
